Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Sidegate Primary School

4–11Ages
649Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140822URN

Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, IP4 4JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

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

114 applications for 57 places · 43rd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

5 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
15 March 2017
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) close to England median (2.2)

114 applications · 57 places offered · 52 named it first

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

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Sidegate Primary School (URN 124656), the previous school.

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	57	114	2.0	52	0.91
Sep 2025	85	143	1.7	77	0.91
Sep 2024	83	169	2.0	82	0.99
Sep 2023	90	160	1.8	93	1.03
Sep 2022	84	161	1.9	82	0.98
Sep 2021	79	165	2.1	76	0.96
Sep 2020	90	188	2.1	88	0.98
Sep 2019	90	169	1.9	81	0.90
Sep 2018	83	176	2.1	75	0.90
Sep 2017	84	142	1.7	75	0.89
Sep 2016	90	175	1.9	72	0.80
Sep 2015	88	173	2.0	79	0.90
Sep 2014 *	86	172	2.0	59	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 64% · Maths 68% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%163rd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	51%	2%	104	103
2023/24	52%	8%	105	103
2022/23	51%	3%	107	105

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

Sidegate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
0.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 87%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
Rushmere Hall Primary School
0.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 59%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
St Helen's Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
1.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

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

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rose Hill Primary
1.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140822 · 935/2017
Trust: The Active Learning Trust Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 659 pupils · 649 on roll
Free school meals: 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 May 2014
Replaced: Sidegate Primary School (URN 124656)
Address: Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, IP4 4JD
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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