# Gusford Community Primary School

Gusford Community Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 518 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139803. [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 518
- Council: Ipswich
- URN: 139803

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 55% of pupils at Gusford Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 55% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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.

- [Sprites Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprites-primary-academy-e141985): 840 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-school-e147162): 870 m. Special. Good (overall), June 2023
- [The Willows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-willows-primary-school-e144216): 930 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [One Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/one-sixth-form-college-e142283): 1 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Chantry Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chantry-academy-e138373): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2024. Attainment 8 of 36.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-primary-school-e141842): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/139803)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139803)

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