The Beeches Community Primary School
Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, IP1 6ET
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASSET EDUCATION
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Capper
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Asset Education
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 431
- Pupils on roll
- 393
- URN
- 141849
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473741225
About this school
The Beeches Community Primary School is a primary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 393 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Beeches Community 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. 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 6 December 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 | 48 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 63% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 73% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 81% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 75% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 The Beeches Community 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 | 57% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 368 |
| 2023/24 | 392 |
| 2024/25 | 402 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Beeches Community Primary School compares
The Beeches Community Primary School ranked 176th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.7% | 41.3% | 393 | — |
| St Pancras Catholic Primary School | 72% | 5.4% | 24.4% | 153 | 0.2 miles |
| Castle Hill Infant School | — | 6.3% | 23.6% | 251 | 0.5 miles |
| Castle Hill Junior School | 57% | 5.9% | 37.4% | 288 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitehouse Community Primary School | 46% | 6.5% | 38.6% | 551 | 0.6 miles |
| Dale Hall Community Primary School | 67% | 4% | 9.4% | 412 | 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)
- 41.25%
- English as an additional language
- 28.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.67%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Pancras Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Castle Hill Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Castle Hill Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Whitehouse Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Dale Hall Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
The Beeches Community Primary School ranks 42nd 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 The Beeches Community Primary School teach?
- The Beeches Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the acting headteacher of The Beeches Community Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of The Beeches Community Primary School is Mr Stephen Capper, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Beeches Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Beeches Community 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 The Beeches Community Primary School?
- The Beeches Community Primary School has 393 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is The Beeches Community Primary School full?
- The Beeches Community Primary School has capacity for 431 pupils and 393 on roll (91%), 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 The Beeches Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Beeches Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Beeches Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Beeches Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is The Beeches Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- The Beeches Community Primary School is part of ASSET EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Beeches Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Beeches Community Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- The Beeches Community Primary School ranked 176th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Beeches Community Primary School's absence rate?
- The Beeches Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Beeches Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Beeches Community 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 2 July 2026.