Community school · Suffolk

Ranelagh Primary School

3–11Ages
281Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124645URN

Pauls Road, Ipswich, IP2 0AN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

52 applications for 33 places · 104th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

23%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 33 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9

This school
Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	33	52	1.6	29	0.88
Sep 2025	19	35	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2024	31	44	1.4	27	0.87
Sep 2023	29	51	1.8	27	0.93
Sep 2022	37	51	1.4	34	0.92
Sep 2021	33	54	1.6	32	0.97
Sep 2020	33	49	1.5	32	0.97
Sep 2019	30	54	1.8	27	0.90
Sep 2018	41	56	1.4	28	0.68
Sep 2017	32	49	1.5	30	0.94
Sep 2016	36	42	1.2	27	0.75
Sep 2015	44	64	1.5	37	0.84
Sep 2014	34	53	1.6	28	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 28% · Maths 44% → all three 23% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard23%221st of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard28%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard44%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	23%	0%	102	100
2023/24	19%	0%	98	98
2022/23	37%	6%	102	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ranelagh Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Handford Hall Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
1.1 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Primary School
1.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
1.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place
Springfield Junior School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

49%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

2026

1.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Willows Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124645 · 935/2157
Capacity: 315 pupils · 281 on roll
Free school meals: 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Pauls Road, Ipswich, IP2 0AN
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources