Community school · Suffolk

Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery

3–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124654URN

Clifford Road, Ipswich, IP4 1PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.5 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

59 applications for 25 places · 18th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 26 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

59 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 12 of 13 years.

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	25	59	2.4	25	1.00
Sep 2025	31	57	1.8	31	1.00
Sep 2024	51	109	2.1	50	0.98
Sep 2023	52	97	1.9	51	0.98
Sep 2022	49	100	2.0	47	0.96
Sep 2021	51	101	2.0	49	0.96
Sep 2020	60	114	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2019	60	117	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2018	60	115	1.9	54	0.90
Sep 2017	57	117	2.1	53	0.93
Sep 2016	60	117	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2015	56	96	1.7	48	0.86
Sep 2014	60	114	1.9	61	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 67% · Maths 72% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%130th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	57%	5%	106	105
2023/24	31%	0%	104	102
2022/23	58%	4%	106	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

Clifford Community Primary School & NurseryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
0.6 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Rose Hill Primary
0.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
1.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
1.1 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich
1.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sidegate Primary School
1.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Cliff Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124654 · 935/2166
Capacity: 420 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 18.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Clifford Road, Ipswich, IP4 1PJ
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources