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St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided

Bolton Lane, Ipswich IP4 2BT · stmargaretsipswich.org · 01473 251613

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Overview

Ofsted
Improving
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
63%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
413
98% of 420 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
21.1%
First language not English
40.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 34 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: 49 (Places 51)49September 2023: 52 (Places 55)52September 2024: 48 (Places 50)48September 2025: 61 (Places 60)61September 2026: 32 (Places 34)32Places 34
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202634320.9100%
September 2025Sept 202560611▲90%
September 2024Sept 202450481100%
September 2023Sept 202355520.9100%
September 2022Sept 202251491100%

Results

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% 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: 73% (England 53%)73%2016/17: 76% (England 61%)76%2017/18: 90% (England 64%)90%2018/19: 83% (England 65%)83%2022/23: 75% (England 60%)75%2023/24: 64% (England 61%)64%2024/25: 63% (England 62%)63%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●63%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●106105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 16 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.

Outcome
Improving
Inspected
15 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Jun 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
58
14% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●88% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼87% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲83% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲84% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 76% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲61% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 33% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲71% agreeEngland 68%

based on 14 parents (24%) with SEND

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