Sidegate Primary School
Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, IP4 4JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mr Graham Almond
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 659
- Pupils on roll
- 649
- URN
- 140822
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473727319
About this school
Sidegate Primary School is a primary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 649 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sidegate 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 October 2022, 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 | 100 | 91 | 94 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 52% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 69% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 68% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 65% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Sidegate 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 | 51% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 655 |
| 2023/24 | 661 |
| 2024/25 | 652 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sidegate Primary School compares
Sidegate Primary School ranked 165th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 649 | — |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | 87% | 4% | 1.4% | 212 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich | 75% | 4% | 11.8% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Rushmere Hall Primary School | 59% | 4.1% | 15.3% | 506 | 0.5 miles |
| Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery | 57% | 5.8% | 19.3% | 404 | 0.8 miles |
| St Helen's Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 29.7% | 439 | 0.9 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)
- 16.72%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 8.23%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich0.3 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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Rushmere Hall Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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St Helen's Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Sidegate Primary School ranks 39th 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 ages does Sidegate Primary School teach?
- Sidegate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Sidegate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sidegate Primary School is Mr Graham Almond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sidegate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sidegate 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 Sidegate Primary School?
- Sidegate Primary School has 649 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sidegate Primary School full?
- Sidegate Primary School has capacity for 659 pupils and 649 on roll (98%), 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 Sidegate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sidegate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sidegate Primary School a selective school?
- No. Sidegate Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Sidegate Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sidegate Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Sidegate Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Sidegate Primary School is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sidegate Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Sidegate Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sidegate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sidegate Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Sidegate Primary School ranked 165th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sidegate Primary School's absence rate?
- Sidegate Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sidegate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sidegate 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 1 July 2026.