St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Ipswich · IP4 4EU · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS280%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM10.0%
0.2 miles away
OpenOfsted: Not judgedURN 149072
Woodbridge Road Academy
Free schools special · Ipswich · IP4 2EB
Ages 9–16 · 89 pupils · Suffolk
Ofsted
Not judged
Overall absence
16.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-06-03
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence16.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)38.0%
Unauthorised7.2%
- Authorised absence
- 9.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 12.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 71
Absence trend
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
89 pupils · 60 places
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- Boys / girls
- 63 / 26
- School capacity
- 60
- Capacity fill
- 89 / 60 (148%)
- Free school meals
- 39.3%
- FSM pupils
- 35
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools special
Age range
Ages 9–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: PARADIGM TRUST
- Academy trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Sponsor
- Paradigm Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Naomi Shenton
Location
- Address
- 50 Russet Road
- Postcode
- IP4 2EB
- 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
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 86 on roll / 73 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools special, Ages 9–16, in Ipswich, Suffolk, 89 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 39.3%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Helen's Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Ipswich · IP4 2LT · Suffolk
Ages 3–11
- KS282%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM30.3%
0.4 miles away
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Ipswich · IP4 1PJ · Suffolk
Ages 3–11
- KS258%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM18.8%
0.5 miles away
Sidegate Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Ipswich · IP4 4JD · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS251%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM17.1%
0.5 miles away
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextVoluntary aided school · Primary
Ipswich · IP4 2BT · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS275%
- Absence5.7%
- FSM21.1%
0.5 miles away
Miscellaneous
Ipswich · IP4 1LJ · Suffolk
Ages 5–16
0.5 miles away
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextVoluntary aided school · Primary
Ipswich · IP4 4LE · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS283%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM1.4%
0.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Naomi Shenton
- Telephone
- 01473353440