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Stone Lodge Academy

Academy special sponsor led · Ipswich · IP2 9HW

Ages 5–16 · 175 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

13.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Category of concern

SWK

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective
No

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)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 absence13.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)40.1%
Unauthorised4.7%
Authorised absence
8.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.4%
Enrolments in measure
172

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

175 pupils · 173 places

Pupils on roll
175
Boys / girls
111 / 64
School capacity
173
Capacity fill
175 / 173 (101%)
Free school meals
45.1%
FSM pupils
79
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy special sponsor led

Age range

Ages 5–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
Academy trust
EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
Sponsor
West Suffolk College
Headteacher
Ms Sara Parry

Location

Address
Stone Lodge Lane West
Postcode
IP2 9HW
Town
Ipswich
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Ipswich
Constituency
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 special sponsor led, Ages 5–16, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 175 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 45.1%.

Open schools in Ipswich
99
Academies among open schools in Ipswich
63% (62)
Open schools in IP2
12
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366

Nearby 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
Ms Sara Parry
Telephone
01473601175
Website
https://easterneducationgroup.ac.uk/send/stone-lodge-academy/

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