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Britannia Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Britannia Road, Ipswich IP4 5HE · britannia.suffolk.sch.uk · 01473 728566
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- 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
- 637
- 7 over 630 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.6%
- First language not English
- 22.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 74 families put the school first and 76 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 | 76 | 74 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 65 | 63 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 88 | 83 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 90 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124653)
Ofsted
Britannia Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Jan 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 | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124653), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124653)
Sept 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124653)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (117 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 117
- 18% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (21%) with SEND