Sidegate Primary School is a primary school located in Ipswich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/03/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, IP4 4JD
Website: www.sidegate.net
Telephone: 01473727319
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Wendy James
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 140822

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 655
Number of Pupils: 648
Number of Boys: 338
Number of Girls: 310

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.1
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -0.9 to 1.5
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.4 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:62%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Sidegate Primary School
Sidegate Lane , IP4 4JD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Victory Road , IP4 4LE
3out of 4 443 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Woodbridge Road , IP4 4EU
4out of 4 701 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rushmere Hall Primary School
Lanark Road , IP4 3EJ
- not rated 878 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery
Clifford Road , IP4 1PJ
3out of 4 1,338 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northgate High School
Sidegate Lane West , IP4 3DL
3out of 4 727 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic High School
Digby Road , IP4 3NJ
2out of 4 1,481 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Copleston High School
Copleston Road , IP4 5HD
3out of 4 1,713 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Suffolk New College
Rope Walk , IP4 1LT
- not rated 1,800 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Parkside Academy
291 Spring Road , IP4 5ND
3out of 4 923 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Christopher's Academy
St Christopher's Hall , Renfrew Road IP4 3HG
3out of 4 1,066 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office
St Andrew House , County Hall IP4 1LJ
- not rated 1,769 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Suffolk
Waterfront Building , Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ
- not rated 2,083 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ipswich School
Henley Road , IP1 3SG
- not rated 2,175 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.