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Bucklesham Primary School

Community school · Ipswich · IP10 0AX

Ages 4–11 · 104 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.85 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-09

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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
100.0
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 absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.8%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
86

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

0.85 · Often has places

1st preferences

11

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

11

Total preferences (any rank)
26
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
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 fill99%

104 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
104
Boys / girls
50 / 54
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
104 / 105 (99%)
Free school meals
5.8%
FSM pupils
6
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
Miss Rachael Rudge

Location

Address
Main Road, Bucklesham
Postcode
IP10 0AX
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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, 104 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.8%.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Primary schools in Ipswich
62
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP10
3
Primary in IP10
2
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.

Compare with theseAll in IpswichNear IP10

  • Birchwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Ipswich · IP5 3SP · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM10.0%
    • Demand1.13

    2.2 miles away

  • Waldringfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Woodbridge · IP12 4QL · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM21.7%

    2.3 miles away

  • Gorseland Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    IPSWICH · IP5 3QR · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand0.97

    2.4 miles away

  • Cedarwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Ipswich · IP5 2ES · Suffolk

    Ages 5–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM9.0%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

  • Trimley St Martin Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Felixstowe · IP11 0QL · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand0.92

    2.5 miles away

  • Martlesham Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Woodbridge · IP12 4SS · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM25.6%
    • Demand0.90

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rachael Rudge
Telephone
01473659389
Website
http://www.buckleshamprimaryschool.co.uk/

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