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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkIP5 3SPBirchwood Primary School
Primary

Birchwood Primary School

Primary

East Suffolk · Ipswich · IP5 3SP www.birchwoodprimary.co.uk/

Pupils
206
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
206
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 14/12/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Birchwood Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
73%
+6pp
81%61%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
17%
+10pp
19%13%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
27%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
206
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Valiant Road, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, IP5 3SP
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%17%83%40%80%27%80%33%90%80%108.0107.0107.013%206
2023/2467%7%80%30%77%17%77%20%80%60%105.0104.0101.012%208
2022/2340%13%67%23%80%23%50%17%77%53%104.0102.0100.0-0.70+2.00-2.5012%208
2018/1981%19%100%53%84%34%97%66%88%94%111.0110.0109.0+4.60+0.20+3.808%212
2017/1863%7%90%43%83%30%83%10%83%73%108.0105.0105.0+2.40+0.50-0.308%212
2016/1780%13%97%33%83%43%87%33%97%83%107.0107.0105.0+1.30+2.60+1.006%212

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520622.813%9%9%4%7%
2023/2420821.312%7%6%4%7%
2022/2320823.212%7%5%4%7%
2021/2220624.212%6%3%6%12%
2020/2120524.111%6%4%
2018/1921222.68%9%3%3%3%
2017/1821226.78%8%5%2%2%
2016/1721223.76%10%7%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.