# Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery

Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Ipswich, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 404 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E124654. [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 404
- Council: Ipswich
- URN: 124654

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 26 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils at Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-ipswich-e145382): 630 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Helen's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-primary-school-e141819): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Suffolk New College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/suffolk-new-college-e130820): 750 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Rose Hill Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rose-hill-primary-e145540): 760 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodbridge Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbridge-road-academy-e149072): 770 m. Special. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Parkside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-academy-e142801): 910 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), January 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/124654)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/124654)

## How to cite

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