Halifax Primary School | School performance

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

419

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

419

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

72%

RWM expected · 2024/25

11%

RWM higher · 2024/25

419

Pupils · 2024/25

17%

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/12/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySuffolk

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Halifax Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

72%

-1pp

73%66%59%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 72%

RWM higher standard

11%

-1pp

12%8%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

84%

Reading higher standard

39%

Writing expected standard

75%

Writing higher standard

16%

Maths expected standard

82%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

79%

SPAG higher standard

28%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

419

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

17%

FSM eligible

25%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich, IP2 8PY

Local authority

Suffolk

Website

www.halifax.omat.org.uk

Telephone

01473683932

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	72%	11%	84%	39%	75%	16%	82%	30%	84%	79%	107.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	13%	419
2023/24	73%	12%	81%	34%	78%	15%	88%	32%	81%	81%	107.0	107.0	108.0	—	—	—	11%	419
2022/23	63%	4%	70%	9%	80%	13%	79%	18%	80%	80%	102.0	105.0	104.0	-2.70	+0.60	+0.60	11%	415
2018/19	68%	8%	73%	32%	88%	28%	82%	18%	83%	85%	104.0	105.0	107.0	-0.90	+1.40	-0.20	13%	413
2017/18	59%	8%	73%	22%	78%	22%	71%	20%	86%	88%	104.0	103.0	106.0	+0.60	+1.60	+0.60	—	417

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	419	20.9	13%	17%	25%	4%	11%
2023/24	419	21.0	11%	15%	23%	5%	13%
2022/23	415	23.8	11%	14%	22%	6%	17%
2021/22	409	19.1	11%	12%	23%	6%	14%
2020/21	412	18.4	12%	12%	24%	—	—
2018/19	413	18.1	13%	11%	19%	4%	8%
2017/18	—	16.4	—	—	—	4%	7%