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Felix Primary School

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

personMrs Jessica Hearn

corporate_fareSECKFORD EDUCATION TRUST

location_onFelixstowe, IP11 9ED

language Visit Website phone 1394283374

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

306

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Expected Standard

32%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Felix Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Felixstowe, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Felix Primary School is an academy converter in Felixstowe, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of SECKFORD EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 240 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #208 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #13,278 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, 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 13.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 14.5 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

32%

LA 57%

Reading41% LA 73%

Writing51% LA 68%

Maths51% LA 69%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading53% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading57% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths47% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA 0.0

-5.1 to -1.7

-4.1

Write

LA -0.4

-5.7 to -2.4

-3.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-4.7 to -1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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04 July 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-31

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-12-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-01-15

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

8.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.8%(9 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 240 pupils. During this period, there were 21 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 8.8%, 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)	240	21	8.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	241	49	20.3%	0.9%	2
2023/24 (Summer term)	267	58	21.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	269	46	17.1%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	270	19	7.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	294	21	7.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	306	19	6.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	309	13	4.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	5	2.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	202	17	8.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	201	9	4.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	204	8	3.9%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	3	1.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	205	28	13.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	7	3.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	216	15	6.9%	0.6%	1

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 31 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Felix 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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