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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP2 9LQGusford Community Primary School
Primary

Gusford Community Primary School

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP2 9LQ www.gusfordprimary.net

Pupils
531
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
531
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
531
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gusford Community Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
55%
0pp
59%54%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
7%
+6pp
7%4%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
65%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
16%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
531
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9LQ
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
2024/2555%7%65%23%76%7%65%16%74%68%103.0101.0103.016%531
2023/2455%1%66%16%74%5%71%17%79%72%102.0103.0103.020%549
2022/2348%1%58%16%76%2%60%15%74%71%101.0101.0102.0-1.20+1.20-0.5020%576
2018/1954%5%58%14%85%15%74%25%78%68%101.0104.0103.0-2.30+1.40+0.2012%604
2017/1859%6%69%24%85%9%65%19%68%75%103.0103.0104.0-0.30+1.20+0.2015%630
2016/1739%4%53%16%70%10%55%9%37%55%101.0101.0103.0-2.10-0.80-2.7016%651

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
2024/2553125.216%8%36%5%15%
2023/2454921.320%8%35%6%16%
2022/2357623.820%7%33%8%24%
2021/2260123.413%7%33%9%28%
2020/2158621.014%7%27%
2018/1960418.912%7%23%4%10%
2017/1863022.215%6%24%5%11%
2016/1765122.916%5%27%5%11%

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