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Halifax Primary School

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

personMrs Anita Krishna

corporate_fareORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onIpswich, IP2 8PY

language Visit Website phone 1473683932

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

415

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Halifax Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Ipswich, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Halifax Primary School is an academy converter in Ipswich, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 419 pupils on roll, of whom 25% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #61 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #5,616 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.7 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

72%

LA 57%

Reading84% LA 73%

Writing75% LA 68%

Maths82% LA 69%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading81% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA 0.0

-4.4 to -1.0

0.6

Write

LA -0.4

-1.0 to 2.2

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.0 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading73% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.6

-2.5 to 0.7

1.4

Write

LA -0.7

-0.1 to 2.9

-0.2

Maths

LA -1.1

-1.6 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 60%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing78% LA 74%

Maths71% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.4

-0.9 to 2.1

1.6

Write

LA -0.5

0.1 to 3.1

0.6

Maths

LA -1.0

-0.8 to 2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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03 December 2019

Inspection Report

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06 April 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-10-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-09-17

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

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(4 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 419 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, 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)	419	10	2.4%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	418	4	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	419	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	416	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	415	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	411	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	409	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	414	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	409	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	412	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	415	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	415	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	417	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	416	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	416	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	415	2	0.5%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	417	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	416	3	0.7%	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 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils