Bildeston Primary School
Newberry Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Shaw
- SEN provision
- Not Applicable
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 117
- URN
- 124531
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01449740269
About this school
Bildeston Primary School is a community primary school in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 117 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bildeston Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 67% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 17% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 75% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 75% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bildeston Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 118 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bildeston Primary School compares
Bildeston Primary School ranked 43rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.4% | 21% | 117 | — |
| Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 8.7% | 23.1% | 44 | 2.5 miles |
| Kersey Church of England Primary School | — | 9.8% | 27.5% | 40 | 3.3 miles |
| Ringshall School | 88% | 4.4% | 18.8% | 117 | 3.9 miles |
| Beaumont Community Primary School | 67% | 7.4% | 25.6% | 101 | 4.2 miles |
| Elmsett Church of England Primary School | 38% | 3.3% | 28.1% | 41 | 4.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.01%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.38%
- Persistent absence
- 7.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Kersey Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Ringshall School3.9 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Beaumont Community Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Hadleigh
-
Elmsett Church of England Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Bildeston Primary School ranks 7th of the 55 ranked primary schools in Ipswich.
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Birchwood Primary School Primary
- Bosmere Community Primary School Primary
- Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Broke Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bucklesham Primary School Primary
- Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Infant School Primary
- Castle Hill Junior School Primary
- Cedarwood Primary School Primary
- Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bildeston Primary School teach?
- Bildeston Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Bildeston Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bildeston Primary School is Mrs Julia Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bildeston Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bildeston Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bildeston Primary School?
- Bildeston Primary School has 117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bildeston Primary School full?
- Bildeston Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 117 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bildeston Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bildeston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bildeston Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bildeston Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Bildeston Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Bildeston Primary School's special educational needs provision as: Not Applicable. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bildeston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bildeston Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Bildeston Primary School ranked 43rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bildeston Primary School's absence rate?
- Bildeston Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bildeston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bildeston Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.