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Birchwood Primary School

Community school · Ipswich · IP5 3SP

Ages 4–11 · 209 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-02-02

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.2%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
79
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

209 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
209
Boys / girls
105 / 104
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
209 / 210 (100%)
Free school meals
10%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Philippa Wake

Location

Address
Valiant Road, Martlesham Heath
Postcode
IP5 3SP
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 209 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10%.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Primary schools in Ipswich
62
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP5
5
Primary in IP5
4
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Primary in Suffolk LA
253

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand0.97

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM25.6%
    • Demand0.90

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    • Absence5.6%
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  • Heath Primary School, Kesgrave

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    • Demand1.05

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  • Bealings School

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    Ages 4–11

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    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM4.8%
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  • Bucklesham Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM5.8%
    • Demand0.85

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  • Waldringfield Primary School

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM21.7%

    2.3 miles away

  • Kyson Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM20.3%

    2.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Philippa Wake
Telephone
01473610701
Website
www.birchwoodprimary.co.uk/

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