St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 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 23/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bolton Lane, Ipswich

School Information

Address: Bolton Lane, Ipswich, IP4 2BT
Website: http://www.stmargaretsipswich.org
Telephone: 01473251613
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jo Gunn
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124782

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 411
Number of Boys: 200
Number of Girls: 211

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.7 to 5.3
Writing
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Nursery School
Chesterfield Drive , IP1 6DW
4out of 4 2,810 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Bolton Lane , IP4 2BT
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Helen's Primary School
Woodbridge Road , IP4 2LT
3out of 4 512 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Portman Road , IP1 2AX
3out of 4 970 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Woodbridge Road , IP4 4EU
4out of 4 1,201 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery
Clifford Road , IP4 1PJ
3out of 4 1,307 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 2,153 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach , IP2 8PL
2out of 4 2,181 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Copleston High School
Copleston Road , IP4 5HD
3out of 4 2,650 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chantry Academy
Mallard Way , IP2 9LR
3out of 4 2,893 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic High School
Digby Road , IP4 3NJ
2out of 4 3,032 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 721 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office
St Andrew House , County Hall IP4 1LJ
- not rated 476 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ipswich School
Henley Road , IP1 3SG
- not rated 830 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Suffolk
Waterfront Building , Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ
- not rated 946 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westbridge Academy
London Road , IP1 2HE
3out of 4 1,323 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Liberty Lodge Independent School
23 - 25 Waterloo Road , IP1 2NY
- not rated 1,649 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.