Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Primary schoolPiper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a primary school in Ipswich, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 361 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), February 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 15 February 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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, 44% of pupils at Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
2% 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 | 44% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 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- Alderwood AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met50 m
- First Base Ipswich AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met80 m
- Morland Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2022. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Ipswich AcademySecondary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.3 (2025/26, provisional)920 m
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Cliff Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 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).