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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 148846

Kersey Church of England Primary School

Academy converter · Ipswich · IP7 6EG

Ages 4–11 · 40 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

33%

Overall absence

6.7%

Admissions demand

0.67 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-06-25

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)33%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.0%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
32

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

0.67 · Often has places

1st preferences

4

Places offered

6

1st-preference offers

4

Total preferences (any rank)
18
Preferred offers (top 3)
6
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 fill52%

40 pupils · 77 places

Pupils on roll
40
Boys / girls
25 / 15
School capacity
77
Capacity fill
40 / 77 (52%)
Free school meals
25%
FSM pupils
10
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 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
Academy trust: THE TILIAN PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
THE TILIAN PARTNERSHIP
Sponsor
The Tilian Partnership
Headteacher
Mrs Jess Damant and Mrs Claire Dunnell Paley (Co-Heads)

Location

Address
Cherry Hill, Kersey
Postcode
IP7 6EG
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 40 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 25%. 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 IP7
12
Primary in IP7
7
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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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jess Damant and Mrs Claire Dunnell Paley (Co-Heads)
Telephone
01473823397
Website
http://www.kersey.suffolk.sch.uk/

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