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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkIP5 3QRGorseland Primary School
Primary

Gorseland Primary School

Primary

East Suffolk · IPSWICH · IP5 3QR https://www.gorseland.net

Pupils
483
cap. 502
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
483
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
483
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 17/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gorseland Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+6pp
77%67%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
10%
+6pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
483
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Deben Avenue, Martlesham Heath, IPSWICH, IP5 3QR
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
2024/2563%10%76%43%69%13%76%42%78%72%106.0107.0105.016%483
2023/2457%4%67%33%64%4%72%22%72%73%106.0105.0106.014%442
2022/2377%3%87%49%80%3%87%34%82%85%110.0107.0109.0+2.80-0.80+1.6014%441
2018/1964%12%68%33%77%18%73%26%71%77%106.0106.0108.0-0.20-0.50-1.0015%456
2017/1868%13%86%33%83%24%79%27%83%87%107.0106.0108.0+1.00+0.40+0.6012%443
2016/1769%13%79%37%84%28%79%23%77%83%106.0105.0106.0+1.60+1.90+0.309%508

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
2024/2548322.116%10%11%4%8%
2023/2444218.914%10%10%5%13%
2022/2344116.514%8%10%6%14%
2021/2246017.617%7%11%7%15%
2020/2145517.517%6%12%
2018/1945621.815%5%10%4%7%
2017/1844320.812%5%8%4%6%
2016/1750821.49%6%8%4%5%

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