Intelligence snapshot
Demand
Places likely available
Capacity
84% — Moderately filled
Admissions
Standard admissions
Sixth form
Not available here
Quick takeaway
84% capacity.
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted (2022).
Key points for parents
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2022
34% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, above the national average
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 531
- Capacity
- 84%
- FSM
- 33.9%
Governance
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Head
- Mr Stephen Tapley
Provisions
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
Inspection reports
Official linksSchool inspection
10 official reports linked on this page, including 9 earlier reports.
Previous reports
School inspection: Requires Improvement
September 2022 | School Inspection
Monitoring visit
May 2021 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
February 2021 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
October 2020 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
November 2018 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
June 2018 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
March 2017 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
June 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
March 2015 | Full Inspection
Location
Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9LQ
Town setting
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