Ofsted: Outstanding emoji_events #158 in Suffolk public Top 83% UK

Springfield Junior School

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personMrs Louise Everitt

corporate_fareTHE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST

location_onIpswich, IP1 4DT

language Visit Website phone 1473741300

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

346

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Expected Standard

49%

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Age Range

7-11

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Springfield Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Ipswich, serving ages 7-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 83% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Springfield Junior School is an academy converter in Ipswich, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST. The school has approximately 336 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #158 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #11,280 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 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

49%

LA 57%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 68%

Maths70% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.0

-3.1 to -0.4

0.3

Write

LA -0.4

-1.0 to 1.6

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.1 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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08 January 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-03-04

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

2014-10-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-09-17

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(3 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 336 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, 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)	336	7	2.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	338	6	1.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	341	11	3.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	341	9	2.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	338	6	1.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	345	5	1.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	346	5	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	342	3	0.9%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	341	7	2.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	342	11	3.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	339	4	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	343	3	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	344	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	343	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	350	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	350	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	348	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	345	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	346	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	347	0	0.0%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Springfield Junior 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

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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