Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy

3–11Ages
400Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143550URN

Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 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

1.5per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

62 applications for 42 places · 121st of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted'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		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

62 applications · 42 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.1; 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; as the previous school
2015 1.8; 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 10 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Murrayfield Community Primary School (URN 124649), 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	42	62	1.5	42	1.00
Sep 2025	32	51	1.6	32	1.00
Sep 2024	34	52	1.5	33	0.97
Sep 2023	36	60	1.7	36	1.00
Sep 2022	43	79	1.8	41	0.95
Sep 2021	45	79	1.8	41	0.91
Sep 2020	40	57	1.4	36	0.90
Sep 2019	49	52	1.1	31	0.63
Sep 2018	23	34	1.5	19	0.83
Sep 2017	38	49	1.3	35	0.92
Sep 2016 *	36	54	1.5	25	0.69
Sep 2015 *	41	72	1.8	39	0.95
Sep 2014 *	54	85	1.6	55	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 74% · Maths 67% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%112th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	60%	12%	103	102
2023/24	40%	4%	102	99
2022/23	45%	9%	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

Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Cliff Lane Primary School
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
1.4 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Morland Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Ravenswood Community Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery
1.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Broke Hall Community Primary School
1.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143550 · 935/2188
Trust: Paradigm Trust
Capacity: 378 pupils · 400 on roll
Free school meals: 45.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Murrayfield Community Primary School (URN 124649)
Address: Nacton Road, Ipswich, IP3 9JL
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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