Witnesham Primary School
High Road, Witnesham, Ipswich, IP6 9EX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Evans
- Federation
- Otley and Witnesham Federated Primary Schools
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 124618
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473785252
About this school
Witnesham Primary School is a community primary school in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 90 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 60% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 67% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 67% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Witnesham 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 | 62% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Witnesham Primary School compares
Witnesham Primary School ranked 151st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.1% | 10.2% | 90 | — |
| Henley Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 7.6% | 89 | 1.5 miles |
| Otley Primary School | 33% | 4.4% | 17.5% | 51 | 2.3 miles |
| Grundisburgh Primary School | 67% | 3.6% | 9.6% | 169 | 2.6 miles |
| Claydon Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 509 | 3.4 miles |
| Castle Hill Infant School | — | 6.3% | 23.6% | 251 | 3.8 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)
- 10.23%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 5.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Henley Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Otley Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Grundisburgh Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
Claydon Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Castle Hill Infant School3.8 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Witnesham Primary School ranks 34th of the 55 ranked primary schools in Ipswich.
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bildeston 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Witnesham Primary School teach?
- Witnesham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Witnesham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Witnesham Primary School is Mrs Hannah Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Witnesham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Witnesham 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 big is Witnesham Primary School?
- Witnesham Primary School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Witnesham Primary School full?
- Witnesham Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 90 on roll (86%), 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 Witnesham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Witnesham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Witnesham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Witnesham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Witnesham Primary School?
- Witnesham Primary School is part of the Otley and Witnesham Federated Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Witnesham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Witnesham Primary School rank locally?
- Witnesham Primary School ranked 151st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Witnesham Primary School's absence rate?
- Witnesham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Witnesham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Witnesham 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.