Community school · Suffolk

Cedarwood Primary School

5–11Ages
399Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131962URN

Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

106 applications for 54 places · 48th 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 GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

19 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 July 2013
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

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

106 applications · 54 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.9; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	54	106	2.0	47	0.87
Sep 2025	46	99	2.2	42	0.91
Sep 2024	58	115	2.0	58	1.00
Sep 2023	60	141	2.4	63	1.05
Sep 2022	60	127	2.1	65	1.08
Sep 2021	56	139	2.5	51	0.91
Sep 2020	45	117	2.6	44	0.98
Sep 2019	60	137	2.3	53	0.88
Sep 2018	60	153	2.6	66	1.10
Sep 2017	51	144	2.8	46	0.90
Sep 2016	60	173	2.9	73	1.22
Sep 2015	60	174	2.9	77	1.28
Sep 2014	60	175	2.9	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 68% · Maths 63% → 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 standard68%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	3%	103	102
2023/24	62%	13%	107	106
2022/23	53%	10%	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

Cedarwood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Heath Primary School, Kesgrave
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Gorseland Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

2025

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Birchwood Primary School
1.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Outstanding2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Broke Hall Community Primary School
2.4 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Martlesham Primary Academy
2.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Bealings School
3.2 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
3.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rushmere Hall Primary School
4.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131962 · 935/2929
Capacity: 420 pupils · 399 on roll
Free school meals: 9.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2001
Address: Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2ES
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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