Voluntary aided school · Suffolk

St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich

4–11Ages
413Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124782URN

Bolton Lane, Ipswich, IP4 2BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.2 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

69 applications for 34 places · 42nd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

16 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
22 October 2014
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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

69 applications · 34 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.1; 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	34	69	2.0	32	0.94
Sep 2025	60	115	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2024	50	93	1.9	48	0.96
Sep 2023	55	113	2.1	52	0.95
Sep 2022	51	91	1.8	49	0.96
Sep 2021	59	101	1.7	55	0.93
Sep 2020	59	136	2.3	70	1.19
Sep 2019	60	110	1.8	48	0.80
Sep 2018	60	130	2.2	68	1.13
Sep 2017	60	123	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2016	60	114	1.9	58	0.97
Sep 2015	59	141	2.4	66	1.12
Sep 2014	60	126	2.1	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 70% · Maths 72% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%96th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	63%	8%	105	106
2023/24	64%	12%	104	104
2022/23	75%	14%	109	106

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

St Margaret's CEVAP School, IpswichThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Primary School
0.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
0.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
1.1 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery
1.2 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Sidegate Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Handford Hall Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

2026

1.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
1.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124782 · 935/3338
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 413 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bolton Lane, Ipswich, IP4 2BT
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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