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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP4 4JDSidegate Primary School
Primary

Sidegate Primary School

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP4 4JD www.sidegate.co.uk

Pupils
652
cap. 659
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
652
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
51%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
652
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sidegate Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
51%
-1pp
66%59%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 51%
RWM higher standard
2%
-6pp
16%9%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
61%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
652
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, IP4 4JD
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
2024/2551%2%61%29%64%6%68%16%70%63%104.0103.0103.021%652
2023/2452%8%69%26%64%9%68%23%78%65%105.0103.0104.024%661
2022/2351%3%72%32%56%4%66%25%58%66%107.0105.0105.0+0.80-2.20+0.3016%655
2018/1962%3%70%22%77%15%76%16%78%77%104.0104.0106.0-0.20+0.30-0.3017%654
2017/1866%16%78%34%75%25%72%29%77%79%106.0105.0107.0+1.30+0.50+0.4013%647
2016/1759%7%69%16%76%29%72%18%72%68%104.0104.0105.0-0.50+1.30+0.0014%647

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
2024/2565224.221%22%17%4%8%
2023/2466123.124%21%16%5%11%
2022/2365520.816%20%14%6%16%
2021/2264222.116%18%16%6%17%
2020/2164821.215%15%15%
2018/1965424.417%15%14%4%9%
2017/1864721.513%13%14%4%6%
2016/1764722.014%11%12%4%7%

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