Henley Primary School
Ashbocking Road, Henley, Ipswich, IP6 0QX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONSORTIUM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Stephanie Powley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Consortium Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 89
- URN
- 144850
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473831556
About this school
Henley Primary School is a primary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 89 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 47% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 93% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 73% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 47% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| 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 Henley 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 | 67% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Henley Primary School compares
Henley Primary School ranked 83rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.3% | 7.6% | 89 | — |
| Witnesham Primary School | 55% | 4.1% | 10.2% | 90 | 1.5 miles |
| Claydon Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 17.1% | 509 | 1.9 miles |
| Castle Hill Infant School | — | 6.3% | 23.6% | 251 | 2.7 miles |
| Castle Hill Junior School | 57% | 5.9% | 37.4% | 288 | 2.7 miles |
| The Beeches Community Primary School | 50% | 7.7% | 41.3% | 393 | 2.9 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)
- 7.61%
- English as an additional language
- 3.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 3.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Witnesham Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Claydon Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Castle Hill Infant School2.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Castle Hill Junior School2.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
The Beeches Community Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Henley Primary School ranks 15th 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 Henley Primary School teach?
- Henley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Henley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Henley Primary School is Mrs Stephanie Powley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Henley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Henley 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 Henley Primary School?
- Henley Primary School has 89 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Henley Primary School full?
- Henley Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 89 on roll (85%), 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 Henley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Henley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Henley Primary School a selective school?
- No. Henley Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Henley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Henley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Henley Primary School?
- Henley Primary School is part of CONSORTIUM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Henley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Henley Primary School rank locally?
- Henley Primary School ranked 83rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Henley Primary School's absence rate?
- Henley Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Henley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Henley 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.