Handford Hall Primary School
Primary schoolHandford Hall Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 360 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 62% of pupils at Handford Hall Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
19% 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 | 62% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 19% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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
In a straight line- Westbridge AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024410 m
- Ranelagh Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Springfield Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Springfield Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met710 m
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, IpswichPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)790 m
- Ipswich SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Ipswich
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).