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St Pancras Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Suffolk

Stratford Road, Ipswich, IP1 6EF

Website 01473742074

62

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 12/09/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.6%

14.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

153

Capacity used

Has space

73%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer

14

Places offered

26

Total applications

1.9

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1212● 100%
2nd preference82● 25%
3rd preference60● 0%
Total261454%

1st preference success by year

96%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Ross McGill
Address
Stratford Road, Ipswich, IP1 6EF
Phone
01473742074
Local authority
Suffolk
Ward / constituency
Whitton · Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
146977

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals20%——
English as additional language17%——
SEN support13%——
50% boys (77)50% girls (76)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

153 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    12 September 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 168 pupils

Attendance

94.6%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.4%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

14.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
14%
21/22
11%
22/23
8%
23/24
14%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths62%——
Higher standard7%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard72%
+10% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard86%
+11% vs England
Higher standard38%
+5% vs England
Average score106
+0 vs England

Writing

Expected standard72%
+0% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard21%
-5% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard86%
+13% vs England
Higher standard31%
+1% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard76%
-6% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

532023622024722025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)72%61%
Higher standard3%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.