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Elmsett Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Suffolk

The Street, Ipswich, IP7 6PA

Website 01473658303

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 24/09/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

96.7%

3.2% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

41

Capacity used

Has space

45%

91 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

3 of 3 families who put it first got an offer

4

Places offered

14

Total applications

3.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference33● 100%
2nd preference81● 13%
3rd preference30● 0%
Total14429%

1st preference success by year

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
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Leigh Hilton
Address
The Street, Elmsett, Ipswich, IP7 6PA
Phone
01473658303
Local authority
Suffolk
Ward / constituency
South East Cosford · South Suffolk
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
148751

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals27%——
English as additional language0%——
SEN support18%——
29% boys (12)71% girls (29)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

Academy trust: ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

41 pupils · 91 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    24 September 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged 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 · 62 pupils

Attendance

96.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

3.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

19%
21/22
2%
22/23
4%
23/24
3%
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 & maths———
Higher standard———
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 standard38%
-24% vs England
Higher standard15%
+7% vs England

Reading

Expected standard69%
-6% vs England
Higher standard38%
+5% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard69%
-3% vs England
Greater depth15%
+2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard46%
-28% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard62%
-11% vs England
Higher standard23%
-7% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard69%
-13% vs England

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

Primary results over time

552023382025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)38%61%
Higher standard15%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.