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Cedarwood Primary School

Community school · Ipswich · IP5 2ES

Ages 5–11 · 399 pupils · Suffolk

Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-03-16

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)62%
Higher standard (RWM)13%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
367

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

58

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

58

Total preferences (any rank)
115
Preferred offers (top 3)
58
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 fill95%

399 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
399
Boys / girls
199 / 200
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
399 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
9%
FSM pupils
36
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Tina Shute

Location

Address
Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave
Postcode
IP5 2ES
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
East 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 community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 399 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9%.

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.

  • Community school · Primary

    Ipswich · IP5 1JG · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM10.3%
    • Demand1.05

    0.6 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

    1.0 miles away

  • Birchwood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Ipswich · IP5 3SP · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

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

    1.2 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

    1.6 miles away

  • Bealings School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Woodbridge · IP13 6LW · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence7.1%
    • FSM4.8%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

  • Rushmere Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Ipswich · IP4 3EJ · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM13.1%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Tina Shute
Telephone
01473612981

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