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Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school

Clifford Road, Ipswich IP4 1PJ · cliffordroadschool.org.uk · 01473 251605

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
404
96% of 420 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
18.8%
First language not English
44.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 47 (Places 49)47September 2023: 51 (Places 52)51September 2024: 50 (Places 51)50September 2025: 31 (Places 31)31September 2026: 25 (Places 25)25Places 25
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202625251100%
September 2025Sept 202531311100%
September 2024Sept 202451501100%
September 2023Sept 202352511100%
September 2022Sept 202249471100%

Results

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 48% (England 53%)48%2016/17: 60% (England 61%)60%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 72% (England 65%)72%2022/23: 58% (England 60%)58%2023/24: 31% (England 61%)31%2024/25: 57% (England 62%)57%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼57%62%
▼5%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●105105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery on 26 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
26 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsRequires improvement

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsOutstanding
  • Jul 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
93
22% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲93% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼72% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼72% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●76% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 70% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼38% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 32% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼50% agreeEngland 67%

based on 24 parents (26%) with SEND

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