1
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP4 4EU
1
23 Apr 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Ipswich
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2022)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of Ipswich. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
32
Outstanding
3
Good
24
Median inspection year
2022
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 10% · G: 80% · RI: 10% · I: 0%
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The Oaks Primary School
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP2 0NR
1
18 Oct 2018
3
Springfield Junior School
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP1 4DT
1
8 Nov 2014
4
Castle Hill Junior School
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP1 6QD
2
1 May 2024
5
Cliff Lane Primary School
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP3 0PJ
2
24 Mar 2024
6
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP1 2AX
2
19 Nov 2023
7
St Pancras Catholic Primary School
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP1 6EF
2
3 Oct 2023
8
Handford Hall Primary School
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP1 2LQ
2
17 May 2023
9
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP2 9HN
2
22 Mar 2023
10
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
Ipswich • Suffolk • IP4 5HE
2
2 Mar 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Sprites Primary Academy 2 • Dec 2022
- Morland Church of England Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Ranelagh Primary School 2 • Jul 2022
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy 2 • Mar 2022
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy 2 • Nov 2019
- Whitehouse Community Primary School 2 • Jul 2019
- Castle Hill Infant School 2 • Jan 2019
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 2 • May 2018
- Rushmere Hall Primary School 2 • Sep 2017
- Sidegate Primary School 2 • Apr 2017