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St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

  • 4–11Ages
  • 212Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 124781URN

Victory Road, St John's CEVA Primary School, Ipswich, IP4 4LE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodApr 2018
School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
0.3 above Suffolk median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

63 applications for 30 places · 37th of 165 in Suffolk
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
87%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodApr 2018
School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

  1. 28 February 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
  2. 24 April 2018
    Graded inspection: 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
2.1applications per place, Reception
0.3 above Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

63 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
  2. 2025 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
  3. 2024 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
  4. 2023 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
  5. 2022 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
  6. 2021 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
  7. 2020 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.7
  8. 2019 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
  9. 2018 3.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
  10. 2017 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
  11. 2016 3.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
  12. 2015 4.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
  13. 2014 4.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 13 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202630632.1290.97
Sep 202530692.3240.80
Sep 202428582.1260.93
Sep 202324672.8200.83
Sep 202230782.6260.87
Sep 202130872.9321.07
Sep 202030872.9311.03
Sep 201930943.1461.53
Sep 201830973.2371.23
Sep 201730993.3451.50
Sep 2016301113.7441.47
Sep 2015301254.2451.50
Sep 2014301254.2481.60

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 87% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%4th of 223 in Suffolk
Reading
Expected standard97%
Higher standard60%
Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard90%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard97%
Higher standard73%
Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Suffolk median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2587%0%110111
2023/2477%13%108108
2022/2383%10%110111

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

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
124781 · 935/3337
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals
1.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Victory Road, St John's CEVA Primary School, Ipswich, IP4 4LE
Local authority
Suffolk · Ipswich

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