Ranelagh Primary School
Pauls Road, Ipswich, IP2 0AN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Olga Hopper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 281
- URN
- 124645
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473251608
About this school
Ranelagh Primary School is a community primary school in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 281 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. 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 | 35 | 43 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 19% | 23% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 40% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 47% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 56% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 98.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| 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 Ranelagh 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 | 37% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 19% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 23% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 304 |
| 2023/24 | 320 |
| 2024/25 | 299 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ranelagh Primary School compares
Ranelagh Primary School ranked 223rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 23% | 7.3% | 34.4% | 281 | — |
| Handford Hall Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 33.8% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich | 47% | 9.2% | 36.1% | 407 | 0.7 miles |
| The Oaks Primary School | 67% | 4% | 34.9% | 449 | 0.7 miles |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 19.9% | 287 | 0.8 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)
- 34.42%
- English as an additional language
- 54.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Handford Hall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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St Mark's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich0.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
The Oaks Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Springfield Infant School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Ranelagh Primary School ranks 54th 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 Ranelagh Primary School teach?
- Ranelagh Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Ranelagh Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ranelagh Primary School is Mrs Olga Hopper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ranelagh Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ranelagh 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 Ranelagh Primary School?
- Ranelagh Primary School has 281 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ranelagh Primary School full?
- Ranelagh Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 281 on roll (89%), 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 Ranelagh Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ranelagh Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ranelagh Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ranelagh Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ranelagh Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 23% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ranelagh Primary School rank locally?
- Ranelagh Primary School ranked 223rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ranelagh Primary School's absence rate?
- Ranelagh Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ranelagh Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ranelagh 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.