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Ranelagh Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicola Ling

location_onIpswich, IP2 0AN

language Visit Website phone 1473251608

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

304

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Expected Standard

23%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Ranelagh Primary School is a Community school primary school in Ipswich, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 99% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ranelagh Primary School is a community school in Ipswich, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 299 pupils on roll, of whom 34% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 23% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #216 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #13,638 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

23%

LA 57%

Reading53% LA 73%

Writing28% LA 68%

Maths44% LA 69%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

19%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading40% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing21% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths47% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading43% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 0.0

-5.2 to -1.0

-0.5

Write

LA -0.4

-2.5 to 1.6

-1.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-3.1 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.6

-4.4 to 0.6

0.7

Write

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 2.9

-1.4

Maths

LA -1.1

-3.5 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 60%

Reading53% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 74%

Maths43% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.4

-3.5 to 1.3

0.9

Write

LA -0.5

-1.4 to 3.2

-2.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-4.5 to -0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 May 2022

Inspection Report

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08 November 2016

Inspection Report

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22 September 2014

Inspection Report

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03 July 2014

Inspection Report

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07 February 2011

Inspection Report

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04 June 2008

Inspection Report

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08 December 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-11-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 299 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	299	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	287	2	0.7%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	324	1	0.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	320	12	3.8%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	305	7	2.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	313	5	1.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	304	5	1.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	289	6	2.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	311	7	2.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	296	5	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	296	13	4.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	308	5	1.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	314	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	318	5	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	305	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	305	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	300	2	0.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	301	4	1.3%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	290	17	5.9%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	281	6	2.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	288	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	283	4	1.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	278	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	269	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	272	4	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	259	3	1.2%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 28 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Ranelagh Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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