Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Gusford Community Primary School

4–11Ages
518Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139803URN

Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9LQ · 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

1.6per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

103 applications for 64 places · 99th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

103 applications · 64 places offered · 58 named it first

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 1 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	64	103	1.6	58	0.91
Sep 2025	50	83	1.7	48	0.96
Sep 2024	53	90	1.7	47	0.89
Sep 2023	47	74	1.6	42	0.89
Sep 2022	49	89	1.8	47	0.96
Sep 2021	78	116	1.5	63	0.81
Sep 2020	90	121	1.3	79	0.88
Sep 2019	69	112	1.6	59	0.86
Sep 2018	62	106	1.7	56	0.90
Sep 2017	86	155	1.8	79	0.92
Sep 2016	82	150	1.8	60	0.73
Sep 2015	84	138	1.6	66	0.79
Sep 2014	83	163	2.0	75	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 76% · Maths 65% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%147th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	55%	7%	103	101
2023/24	55%	1%	102	103
2022/23	48%	1%	101	101

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

Gusford Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sprites Primary Academy
0.8 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Willows Primary School
0.9 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
One Sixth Form College
1.1 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected
The Oaks Primary School
1.2 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Halifax Primary School
1.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Copdock Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ranelagh Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139803 · 935/2001
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Capacity: 630 pupils · 518 on roll
Free school meals: 33.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2013
Replaced: Gusford Community Primary School (URN 124667)
Address: Sheldrake Drive, Ipswich, IP2 9LQ
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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