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St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Portman Road, Ipswich IP1 2AX · stmatthewsprimary.co.uk · 01473 251614
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- 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
- 407
- 97% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 33.4%
- First language not English
- 61.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 46 | 41 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 47 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% 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 | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124783)
Ofsted
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124783), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124783)
Jun 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124783)
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (30 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 30
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied