Sidegate Primary School
Primary schoolSidegate Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 649 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 5 October 2022
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, 51% of pupils at Sidegate Primary School 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 | 51% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, IpswichPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)410 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IpswichPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Northgate High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 49.5 (2025/26, provisional)660 m
- Woodbridge Road AcademySpecial. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade770 m
- Rushmere Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, January 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Parkside AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), January 2024850 m
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).