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Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

personMrs Julia Shaw

location_onIpswich, IP7 6QU

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Ipswich, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Ipswich, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 39 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

LA 57%

Reading-% LA 73%

Writing-% LA 68%

Maths-% LA 69%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading83% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths33% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

14%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading29% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing29% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths14% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA 0.0

-9.5 to -0.1

-1.5

Write

LA -0.4

-6.0 to 2.9

-6.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-11.1 to -2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.7

Read

LA -0.6

1.9 to 9.6

1.0

Write

LA -0.7

-2.5 to 4.6

2.6

Maths

LA -1.1

-0.8 to 5.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 60%

Reading86% LA 73%

Writing71% LA 74%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.4

Read

LA -0.4

1 to 9.8

2.6

Write

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 6.8

5.8

Maths

LA -1.0

1.8 to 9.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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06 February 2018

Inspection Report

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19 September 2013

Inspection Report

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29 September 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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26 June 2007

Inspection Report

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10 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-09-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-09-29

None EIF

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 39 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	39	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	36	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	40	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	40	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	37	1	2.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	41	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	40	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	42	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	39	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	41	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	37	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	44	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	47	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	49	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	46	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	46	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	45	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	53	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	53	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	51	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	44	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	44	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	41	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	34	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	31	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	32	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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