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Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy

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

personMrs Claire Willis

corporate_farePARADIGM TRUST

location_onIpswich, IP3 9JL

language Visit Website phone 1473728564

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

431

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Ipswich, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy is an academy sponsor led in Ipswich, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of PARADIGM TRUST. The school has approximately 407 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #91 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #7,592 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. 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 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.0 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

60%

LA 57%

Reading67% LA 73%

Writing74% LA 68%

Maths67% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading57% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.0

-3.6 to -0.1

-3.1

Write

LA -0.4

-4.8 to -1.4

-2.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.0 to -0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading65% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths78% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.6

-1.1 to 2.4

2.3

Write

LA -0.7

0.7 to 3.9

0.3

Maths

LA -1.1

-1.2 to 1.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%

Reading58% LA 73%

Writing71% LA 74%

Maths61% LA 71%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.4

-3.9 to 0.1

0.7

Write

LA -0.5

-1.2 to 2.6

0.4

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.5 to 2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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09 October 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-10-09

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-09-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-09-19

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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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

2.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.2%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 407 pupils. During this period, there were 12 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.9%, which is above 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)	407	12	2.9%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	401	12	3.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	437	18	4.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	421	11	2.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	417	29	7.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	439	10	2.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	431	10	2.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	419	11	2.6%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	404	10	2.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	387	12	3.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	376	3	0.8%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	363	7	1.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	366	4	1.1%	0.1%	1
2020/21 (Autumn term)	364	10	2.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	353	4	1.1%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	353	6	1.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	349	5	1.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	357	9	2.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	354	6	1.7%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	351	13	3.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	368	16	4.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	354	5	1.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	359	4	1.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	369	11	3.0%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	361	9	2.5%	0.4%	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 29 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils