St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 4EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Berry, Mrs Josephine Measham & Mr Ross McGill
- Diocese
- Diocese of East Anglia
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 145382
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01473728372
About this school
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Ipswich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 210 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 61% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 10% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 71% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 77% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 68% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich 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 | 80% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich compares
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich ranked 29th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4% | 11.8% | 210 | — |
| Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery | 57% | 5.8% | 19.3% | 404 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | 87% | 4% | 1.4% | 212 | 0.4 miles |
| Sidegate Primary School | 51% | 4.5% | 16.7% | 649 | 0.4 miles |
| St Helen's Primary School | 53% | 5.7% | 29.7% | 439 | 0.5 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich | 63% | 6.1% | 23.9% | 413 | 0.7 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)
- 11.79%
- English as an additional language
- 33%
- Overall absence
- 4.04%
- Persistent absence
- 4.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
Sidegate Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
St Helen's Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Ipswich
-
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich0.7 miles
Primary · Ipswich
Other schools in Ipswich
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich ranks 3rd 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich teach?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Ipswich.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich is Mrs Joanne Berry, Mrs Josephine Measham & Mr Ross McGill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich, 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich has 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich full?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich has capacity for 210 pupils and 210 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of East Anglia.
- Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich is part of OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich rank locally?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich ranked 29th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich's absence rate?
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich'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.