The Beeches Community 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 05/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Shakespeare Road, Ipswich

School Information

Address: Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, IP1 6ET
Website: http://www.whitton.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01473741480
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Capper
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141849

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 430
Number of Pupils: 328
Number of Boys: 177
Number of Girls: 151

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.6 to 1.6
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.2
Maths
Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

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

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Beeches Community Primary School
Shakespeare Road, IP1 6ET
0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Pancras Catholic Primary School
Stratford Road, IP1 6EF
294 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Castle Hill Infant School
Dryden Road, IP1 6QD
901 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Castle Hill Junior School
Dryden Road, IP1 6QD
901 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWhitehouse Community Primary School
Marlow Road, IP1 5JN
1,007 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Defoe Road, IP1 6SG
871 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbourne Academy
Marlow Road, IP1 5JN
1,020 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Claydon High School
Church Lane, Claydon IP6 0EG
3,220 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Defoe Road, IP1 6SG
213 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Meadows Montessori School
32 Larchcroft Road, IP1 6AR
1,212 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLiberty Lodge Independent School
23 - 25 Waterloo Road, IP1 2NY
2,220 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedIpswich School
Henley Road, IP1 3SG
2,645 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbridge Academy
London Road, IP1 2HE
2,697 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.