# St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich is a primary school in Ipswich, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 210 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E145382. [Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/ipswich)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 210
- Council: Ipswich
- URN: 145382

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 5 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 75% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
25% 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 | 75% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 25% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Woodbridge Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbridge-road-academy-e149072): 290 m. Special. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clifford-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e124654): 630 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-ipswich-e124781): 630 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sidegate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sidegate-primary-school-e140822): 640 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parkside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-academy-e142801): 800 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), January 2024
- [St Helen's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-primary-school-e141819): 800 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2023. 53% 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/145382)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145382)

## How to cite

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