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Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy

Academy sponsor led · Ipswich · IP3 9JL

Ages 3–11 · 400 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

40%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
99.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.8%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.5%
Enrolments in measure
400

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

34

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
34
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 fill106%

400 pupils · 378 places

Pupils on roll
400
Boys / girls
201 / 199
School capacity
378
Capacity fill
400 / 378 (106%)
Free school meals
45.8%
FSM pupils
171
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: PARADIGM TRUST
Academy trust
PARADIGM TRUST
Sponsor
Paradigm Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Willis

Location

Address
Nacton Road
Postcode
IP3 9JL
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Ipswich
Constituency
Ipswich
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
18 on roll / 18 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 400 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 45.8%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Primary schools in Ipswich
62
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP3
11
Primary in IP3
6
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 Claire Willis
Telephone
01473728564
Website
http://murrayfieldacademy.paradigmtrust.org/

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