Academy converter · Suffolk

Cliff Lane Primary School

3–11Ages
446Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141591URN

Cliff Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.2 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

86 applications for 54 places · 102nd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

0.2 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

86 applications · 54 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Cliff Lane Primary School (URN 124647), 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	54	86	1.6	52	0.96
Sep 2025	52	78	1.5	49	0.94
Sep 2024	59	88	1.5	59	1.00
Sep 2023	50	82	1.6	48	0.96
Sep 2022	51	77	1.5	48	0.94
Sep 2021	37	66	1.8	36	0.97
Sep 2020	56	100	1.8	51	0.91
Sep 2019	46	71	1.5	40	0.87
Sep 2018	45	71	1.6	38	0.84
Sep 2017	56	94	1.7	52	0.93
Sep 2016	60	103	1.7	54	0.90
Sep 2015	60	116	1.9	64	1.07
Sep 2014 *	54	119	2.2	59	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 78% · Maths 81% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%37th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	74%	6%	105	107
2023/24	64%	2%	104	104
2022/23	70%	7%	106	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

Cliff Lane Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy
1.0 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Rose Hill Primary
1.0 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
1.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery
1.3 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

2026

1.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Morland Church of England Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
1.8 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141591 · 935/2159
Trust: Asset Education
Capacity: 472 pupils · 446 on roll
Free school meals: 19.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2014
Replaced: Cliff Lane Primary School (URN 124647)
Address: Cliff Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0PJ
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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