Academy converter · Suffolk

The Beeches Community Primary School

2–11Ages
393Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141849URN

Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, IP1 6ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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62 applications for 40 places · 108th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2023

Inspection history

6 December 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
4 October 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Whitton Community Primary School, URN 124684

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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

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

62 applications · 40 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 11 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Whitton Community Primary School (URN 124684), 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	40	62	1.6	38	0.95
Sep 2025	36	56	1.6	36	1.00
Sep 2024	45	59	1.3	45	1.00
Sep 2023	39	53	1.4	37	0.95
Sep 2022	30	43	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2021	33	46	1.4	31	0.94
Sep 2020	36	55	1.5	32	0.89
Sep 2019	28	47	1.7	23	0.82
Sep 2018	22	33	1.5	21	0.95
Sep 2017	32	42	1.3	29	0.91
Sep 2016	40	59	1.5	36	0.90
Sep 2015 *	39	47	1.2	30	0.77
Sep 2014 *	26	41	1.6	25	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 73% · Maths 66% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%165th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	0%	102	101
2023/24	63%	0%	105	104
2022/23	57%	5%	104	102

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

The Beeches Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Pancras Catholic Primary School
0.3 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Infant School
0.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Castle Hill Junior School
0.8 km · Suffolk

Good2024

57%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Community Primary School
0.9 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Dale Hall Community Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2019

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Springfield Junior School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

49%met the SATs standard
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
1.6 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place
Handford Hall Primary School
2.3 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141849 · 935/2927
Trust: Asset Education
Capacity: 431 pupils · 393 on roll
Free school meals: 43.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: Whitton Community Primary School (URN 124684)
Address: Shakespeare Road, Ipswich, IP1 6ET
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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