Gusford Community Primary School is a primary school located in Ipswich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 28/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9LQ
Website: www.gusfordprimary.net
Telephone: 01473682148
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Claydon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139803

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 586
Number of Boys: 296
Number of Girls: 290

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.7 to -1
Writing
Above Average: 1.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.6
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gusford Community Primary School
Sheldrake Drive , IP2 9LQ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sprites Primary Academy
Stonechat Road , IP2 0SA 		1out of 4 922 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Willows Primary School
Downing Close , IP2 9ER 		3out of 4 1,017 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Oaks Primary School
Aster Road , IP2 0NR 		4out of 4 1,260 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Stone Lodge Lane West , IP2 9HN 		4out of 4 1,566 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chantry Academy
Mallard Way , IP2 9LR 		3out of 4 1,215 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach , IP2 8PL 		2out of 4 2,415 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
One Sixth Form College
Scrivener Drive , Pinewood IP8 3SU 		- not rated 1,144 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Belstead House Adult Education Centre
Sprites Lane , Belstead IP8 3NA 		- not rated 863 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Sprites Lane , IP8 3ND 		1out of 4 949 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's College
Belstead Road , Birkfield IP2 9DR 		- not rated 1,402 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Stone Lodge Academy
Stone Lodge Lane West , IP2 9HW 		3out of 4 1,486 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Catch 22 Include Primary School Suffolk
Include Suffolk , Springvale Court IP8 3AS 		- not rated 2,087 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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