St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 15 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Suffolk
Unique reference
124782
Address
Bolton Lane, IP4 2BT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
414 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.3%
Girls
45.7%
First language not English
37.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.9%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 42.3%
Mixed 15.8%
Indian 11.8%
Other White 8.7%
Gypsy/Roma 8.2%
African 4.8%
Other 3.1%
Unclassified 3.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.6
WritingWell above average2.6
MathsAverage1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 12%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
35
3rd preference
19
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
55
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
54
30
24
Year 1
60
37
23
Year 2
60
31
29
Year 3
60
30
30
Year 4
60
28
32
Year 5
60
35
25
Year 6
60
34
26
Year 2024-2025

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