Cedarwood Primary School
Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tina Shute
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 399
- URN
- 131962
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473612981
About this school
Cedarwood Primary School is a community primary school in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 399 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 62% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 77% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 74% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 72% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| 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 Cedarwood 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 | 53% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 413 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cedarwood Primary School compares
Cedarwood Primary School ranked 137th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 | 57% | 4.1% | 9.2% | 399 | — |
| Heath Primary School, Kesgrave | 58% | 4.8% | 12.5% | 523 | 0.6 miles |
| Gorseland Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 461 | 1.0 miles |
| Birchwood Primary School | 73% | 3.6% | 8.7% | 209 | 1.2 miles |
| Broke Hall Community Primary School | 74% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 591 | 1.5 miles |
| Martlesham Primary Academy | 75% | 4.3% | 27.6% | 125 | 1.6 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)
- 9.2%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.14%
- Persistent absence
- 7.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heath Primary School, Kesgrave0.6 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Gorseland Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Birchwood Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Broke Hall Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Martlesham Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
Other schools in Ipswich
Cedarwood Primary School ranks 29th 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
- Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cedarwood Primary School teach?
- Cedarwood Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Cedarwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cedarwood Primary School is Mrs Tina Shute, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cedarwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cedarwood 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 Cedarwood Primary School?
- Cedarwood Primary School has 399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Cedarwood Primary School full?
- Cedarwood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 399 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cedarwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cedarwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cedarwood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cedarwood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Cedarwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cedarwood Primary School rank locally?
- Cedarwood Primary School ranked 137th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% 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 Cedarwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Cedarwood 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 Cedarwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cedarwood 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 8 July 2026.