OFSTED
10 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
407
407 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
210
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
197
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.6 pts
above England
School
33.4%
Ipswich
25.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
41.4 pts
above England
School
61.7%
Ipswich
25.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ipswich
2.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
24.6%
100
White British
16.2%
66
Gypsy / Roma
13.5%
55
Indian
11.1%
45
African
9.6%
39
Any other Mixed background
5.2%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
9.8%
40 of
407 pupils
11.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
47.0%
13.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Reading
16.8 pts below England
School
57.0%
Ipswich
66.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Writing
1.3 pts below England
School
69.0%
Ipswich
65.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Maths
12.0 pts below England
School
60.0%
Ipswich
65.2%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.99 pts
higher than
England
School
9.20%
Ipswich
7.15%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.97 pts
higher than
England
School
34.78%
Ipswich
18.95%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.58%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.78 pts
higher than
England
School
3.58%
Ipswich
2.65%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.9%
8.7 pts
above England
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
96.9%
Ipswich
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.