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Best Schools in Ipswich

Compare 92 schools in Ipswich. Data includes Ofsted ratings and exam performance (Attainment 8, Progress 8, KS2 results).

Official data sourced from the Department for Education (DfE) • Last updated 24 Oct 2025

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92

Total Schools

4

Outstanding

61

Good

Primary Schools

74 schools

Secondary Schools

27 schools

Top Performing Schools in Ipswich

Ordered by KS2 combined reading/writing/maths meeting expected standard (or the average of subject measures where needed).

St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

Voluntary aided school

Primary

IP4 4LE

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 2/28/2024

Performance

Reading Standard

97%

Writing Standard

90%

Maths Standard

97%

Combined RWM

87%

Reading Prog.

+3.6

Writing Prog.

+0.7

Maths Prog.

+5.6

210 pupils • 1.4% FSM • 15.7% EAL

St Helen's Primary School

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Primary

IP4 2LT

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 7/4/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

66%

Writing Standard

71%

Maths Standard

68%

Combined RWM

53%

Reading Prog.

+3.6

Writing Prog.

+4.6

Maths Prog.

+4.8

451 pupils • 27.5% FSM • 54.8% EAL

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

Academy converter

Primary

IP4 4EU

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 3/5/2024

Performance

Reading Standard

84%

Writing Standard

78%

Maths Standard

91%

Combined RWM

75%

Reading Prog.

+0.8

Writing Prog.

+2.2

Maths Prog.

+4.1

212 pupils • 11.8% FSM • 33.0% EAL

Creeting St Mary Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

IP6 8NF

Ages: 5-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 2/9/2022

Performance

Reading Standard

93%

Writing Standard

86%

Maths Standard

93%

Combined RWM

86%

Reading Prog.

-1.9

Writing Prog.

+1.4

Maths Prog.

-0.6

97 pupils • 4.1% FSM • 1.0% EAL

St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

Voluntary aided school

Primary

IP2 9HN

Ages: 5-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 2/8/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

93%

Writing Standard

77%

Maths Standard

90%

Combined RWM

77%

Reading Prog.

+3.4

Writing Prog.

+1.2

Maths Prog.

+3.6

202 pupils • 14.9% FSM • 35.6% EAL

Gorseland Primary School

Community school

Primary

IP5 3QR

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Requires improvement

Last inspection: 5/17/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

76%

Writing Standard

69%

Maths Standard

76%

Combined RWM

63%

Reading Prog.

+2.8

Writing Prog.

-0.8

Maths Prog.

+1.6

483 pupils • 9.1% FSM • 9.5% EAL

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Acorn Cottage The Lodge

Other independent special school

Secondary

IP7 6NY

Ages: 11-16

Gender: Girls

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 9/23/2022

Performance

Attainment 8

—

Progress 8

—

Eng & Maths 5+

—

Eng & Maths 4+

—

EBacc Entry

—

EBacc Achievement

—

3 pupils • 0.0% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

IP9 2BT

Ages: 5-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 5/23/2024

Performance

Reading Standard

78%

Writing Standard

44%

Maths Standard

56%

Combined RWM

44%

Reading Prog.

+1.7

Writing Prog.

-6.0

Maths Prog.

-3.5

44 pupils • 22.7% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Bildeston Primary School

Community school

Primary

IP7 7ES

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 9/29/2022

Performance

Reading Standard

80%

Writing Standard

73%

Maths Standard

93%

Combined RWM

73%

Reading Prog.

+3.4

Writing Prog.

+2.0

Maths Prog.

+0.9

119 pupils • 21.0% FSM • 0.8% EAL

Birchwood Primary School

Community school

Primary

IP5 3SP

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Outstanding

Last inspection: 12/14/2022

Performance

Reading Standard

83%

Writing Standard

80%

Maths Standard

80%

Combined RWM

73%

Reading Prog.

-0.7

Writing Prog.

+2.0

Maths Prog.

-2.5

206 pupils • 8.7% FSM • 8.7% EAL

Bosmere Community Primary School

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Primary

IP6 8BP

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Not rated

No inspection date available

Performance

Reading Standard

68%

Writing Standard

40%

Maths Standard

35%

Combined RWM

30%

Reading Prog.

-1.7

Writing Prog.

-1.6

Maths Prog.

+1.2

247 pupils • 21.1% FSM • 5.7% EAL

Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

IP8 4AH

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/22/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

61%

Writing Standard

68%

Maths Standard

68%

Combined RWM

54%

Reading Prog.

-0.1

Writing Prog.

-0.3

Maths Prog.

-0.2

220 pupils • 18.2% FSM • 4.1% EAL

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