Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Raeburn Road, Ipswich, IP3 0EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kimberly Morton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Paradigm Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 145118
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473320413
About this school
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a primary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 361 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 51 | 50 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 48% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 62% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 52% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 46% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy 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 | 47% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy compares
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranked 191st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.8% | 50.6% | 361 | — |
| Morland Church of England Primary School | 36% | 4.6% | 40.9% | 358 | 0.4 miles |
| Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy | 60% | 7.3% | 48.2% | 400 | 0.6 miles |
| Cliff Lane Primary School | 74% | 5.3% | 16.7% | 446 | 0.7 miles |
| Ravenswood Community Primary School | 63% | 5.9% | 29.4% | 385 | 0.9 miles |
| Rose Hill Primary | 59% | 6.1% | 33.7% | 259 | 1.1 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)
- 50.61%
- English as an additional language
- 30.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.82%
- Persistent absence
- 16.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morland Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Cliff Lane Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Ravenswood Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Rose Hill Primary1.1 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranks 47th 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 Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy teach?
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy?
- The headteacher of Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy is Miss Kimberly Morton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy, 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 Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy?
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy full?
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 361 on roll (76%), 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 Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy a faith school?
- No. Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy part of an academy trust?
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy is part of PARADIGM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy have?
- The schools register lists Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy ranked 191st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy's absence rate?
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy'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.