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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP4 4EUSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Primary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP4 4EU www.stmaryscatholicprimaryipswich.com

Pupils
212
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
33%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
75%
+14pp
81%71%61%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
25%
+15pp
37%24%10%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
53%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
31%
Maths expected standard
91%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
84%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
33%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 4EU
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
2024/2575%25%84%53%78%31%91%41%81%84%109.0108.0108.09%212
2023/2461%10%71%26%68%13%77%29%81%68%105.0105.0106.010%214
2022/2380%37%83%47%83%43%93%50%87%83%108.0110.0109.0+0.80+2.20+4.109%213
2018/1981%16%91%28%84%38%84%34%78%81%108.0107.0108.0-0.50-0.60-1.407%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
2024/2521211.69%33%12%4%5%
2023/2421422.310%35%12%4%4%
2022/2321322.49%33%13%4%8%
2021/2221320.27%35%11%6%14%
2020/2121123.36%35%9%
2018/1921225.17%37%7%3%4%
2017/184%5%

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