Springfield Junior School
Kitchener Road, Ipswich, IP1 4DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Viner
- Sponsor
- The Children's Endeavour Trust
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 144329
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473741300
About this school
Springfield Junior School is a primary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 354 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 86 | 86 | 74 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 53% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 74% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 71% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 65% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Springfield Junior 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 | 63% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 341 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springfield Junior School compares
Springfield Junior School ranked 178th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 5.7% | 33% | 354 | — |
| Springfield Infant School and Nursery | — | 5.5% | 19.9% | 287 | 0.1 miles |
| Handford Hall Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 33.8% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| Whitehouse Community Primary School | 46% | 6.5% | 38.6% | 551 | 0.7 miles |
| Ranelagh Primary School | 23% | 7.3% | 34.4% | 281 | 0.8 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)
- 33.04%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.69%
- Persistent absence
- 16.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Springfield Infant School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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Handford Hall Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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Whitehouse Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
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Ranelagh Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Dale Hall Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Springfield Junior School ranks 43rd 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 Springfield Junior School teach?
- Springfield Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Springfield Junior School?
- The headteacher of Springfield Junior School is Mrs Joanne Viner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springfield Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springfield Junior 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 Springfield Junior School?
- Springfield Junior School has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Springfield Junior School full?
- Springfield Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 354 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 Springfield Junior School a faith school?
- No. Springfield Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springfield Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Springfield Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Springfield Junior School?
- Springfield Junior School is part of THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Springfield Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springfield Junior School rank locally?
- Springfield Junior School ranked 178th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springfield Junior School's absence rate?
- Springfield Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springfield Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springfield Junior 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 10 July 2026.