Academy converter · Suffolk

St Pancras Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
153Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146977URN

Stratford Road, Ipswich, IP1 6EF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

54 applications for 30 places · 74th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%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 · 12 September 2023Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 30 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.3; 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

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as St Pancras Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (URN 124785), 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	30	54	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2025	14	26	1.9	12	0.86
Sep 2024	14	29	2.1	13	0.93
Sep 2023	16	39	2.4	16	1.00
Sep 2022	16	38	2.4	16	1.00
Sep 2021	23	49	2.1	22	0.96
Sep 2020	30	48	1.6	27	0.90
Sep 2019 *	30	46	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2018 *	29	42	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2017 *	30	65	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2016 *	30	70	2.3	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	29	53	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2014 *	24	39	1.6	23	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 72% · Maths 79% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%47th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	72%	3%	106	104
2023/24	62%	7%	104	101
2022/23	53%	0%	102	100

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 Pancras Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
The Beeches Community Primary School
0.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Infant School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Castle Hill Junior School
0.7 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
1.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2019

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

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

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

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: 146977 · 935/3341
Trust: Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 153 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: St Pancras Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (URN 124785)
Address: Stratford Road, Ipswich, IP1 6EF
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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