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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP1 6ETThe Beeches Community Primary School
Primary

The Beeches Community Primary School

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP1 6ET https://www.beechescps.org.uk/

Pupils
402
cap. 431
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
402
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
402
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Beeches Community Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
50%
-13pp
63%57%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
5%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
402
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
28%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, IP1 6ET
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
2024/2550%0%64%14%73%2%66%11%82%73%102.0101.0104.025%402
2023/2463%0%73%31%73%0%81%13%79%75%105.0104.0105.023%392
2022/2357%5%72%23%75%10%63%13%78%68%104.0102.0103.0-1.00+0.80-1.0021%368
2018/1953%5%79%14%75%12%63%9%72%79%102.0101.0103.0+0.00-0.30-1.7013%355
2017/1855%2%62%12%76%14%74%12%79%76%102.0101.0104.0-0.50+0.60-0.30350
2016/1737%0%51%10%63%18%61%8%65%69%101.0100.0103.0+0.40+1.80-1.1019%363

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
2024/2540217.625%28%41%8%25%
2023/2439219.823%27%44%8%27%
2022/2336818.221%24%41%7%23%
2021/2233716.515%24%39%7%23%
2020/2132817.517%24%38%
2018/1935515.613%23%43%5%14%
2017/1816.56%17%
2016/1736315.819%23%54%6%17%

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