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St Pancras Catholic Primary School

Academy converter · Ipswich · IP1 6EF

Ages 5–11 · 153 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-09-12

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)62%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.7%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
169

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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

14

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
29
Preferred offers (top 3)
14
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 fill73%

153 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
153
Boys / girls
77 / 76
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
153 / 210 (73%)
Free school meals
19.6%
FSM pupils
30
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of East Anglia
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Ross McGill

Location

Address
Stratford Road
Postcode
IP1 6EF
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Ipswich
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 5–11, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 153 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 19.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of East Anglia.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Primary schools in Ipswich
62
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP1
16
Primary in IP1
10
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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    • FSM43.6%
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    • Absence7.7%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Ross McGill
Telephone
01473742074
Website
www.stpancrasschool.co.uk/

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