Academy converter · Suffolk

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich

4–11Ages
407Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146229URN

Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 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

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

82 applications for 51 places · 99th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%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 · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

82 applications · 51 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as St Matthew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich (URN 124783), 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	51	82	1.6	48	0.94
Sep 2025	46	86	1.9	41	0.89
Sep 2024	45	76	1.7	45	1.00
Sep 2023	36	77	2.1	35	0.97
Sep 2022	47	68	1.5	43	0.91
Sep 2021	42	77	1.8	41	0.98
Sep 2020	59	95	1.6	49	0.83
Sep 2019 *	50	91	1.8	46	0.92
Sep 2018 *	48	94	2.0	44	0.92
Sep 2017 *	46	91	2.0	38	0.83
Sep 2016 *	48	104	2.2	34	0.71
Sep 2015 *	59	91	1.5	43	0.73
Sep 2014 *	56	87	1.6	31	0.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 57% · Writing 69% · Maths 60% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%179th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard57%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard9%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard10%

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	47%	2%	102	102
2023/24	55%	5%	108	106
2022/23	51%	5%	104	104

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

St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, IpswichThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Handford Hall Primary School
0.8 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich
0.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ranelagh Primary School
1.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Springfield Junior School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

49%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

2026

1.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
1.4 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146229 · 935/3339
Trust: St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 407 on roll
Free school meals: 33.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: St Matthew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich (URN 124783)
Address: Portman Road, Ipswich, IP1 2AX
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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