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Sidegate Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Sidegate Lane, Ipswich IP4 4JD · sidegate.co.uk · 01473 727319
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- 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
- 649
- 98% of 659 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- First language not English
- 22%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 57 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 85 | 77 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 83 | 82 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 93 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 84 | 82 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Sidegate Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (125 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 125
- 19% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (14%) with SEND