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First Base Ipswich Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–8 · Alternative provision academy
Raeburn Road, Ipswich IP3 0EW · raedwaldtrust.org · 01473 719553
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Capacity
- 12
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 0%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Raedwald Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected First Base Ipswich Academy on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding