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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 124723

Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Ipswich · IP8 4AH

Ages 4–11 · 236 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

8.4%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-05-17

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)40%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence8.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.8%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.3%
Enrolments in measure
183

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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

38

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
70
Preferred offers (top 3)
35
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 fill79%

236 pupils · 300 places

Pupils on roll
236
Boys / girls
113 / 123
School capacity
300
Capacity fill
236 / 300 (79%)
Free school meals
18.6%
FSM pupils
44
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Federation
Bramford and Somersham Primary School Federation
Headteacher
Miss Diane Turner

Location

Address
Duckamere, Bramford
Postcode
IP8 4AH
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 236 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Primary schools in Ipswich
62
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP8
8
Primary in IP8
5
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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  • Whitehouse Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM34.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • The Beeches Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM43.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • St Pancras Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM19.6%
    • Demand0.93

    1.6 miles away

  • Springfield Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM31.1%

    1.7 miles away

  • Handford Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM30.8%
    • Demand0.97

    1.9 miles away

  • Castle Hill Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM22.3%
    • Demand1.00

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Diane Turner
Telephone
01473741598
Website
http://www.bramsomfederation.net

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