Academy converter · Suffolk

Rushmere Hall Primary School

3–11Ages
506Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148414URN

Lanark Road, Rushmere Hall Primary School, Ipswich, IP4 3EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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104 applications for 58 places · 76th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024

Inspection history

31 January 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
28 June 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Rushmere Hall Primary School, URN 124679

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)

104 applications · 58 places offered · 58 named it first

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

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Rushmere Hall Primary School (URN 124679), 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	58	104	1.8	58	1.00
Sep 2025	45	92	2.0	43	0.96
Sep 2024	53	90	1.7	53	1.00
Sep 2023	43	87	2.0	43	1.00
Sep 2022	50	106	2.1	50	1.00
Sep 2021 *	54	90	1.7	53	0.98
Sep 2020 *	67	113	1.7	64	0.96
Sep 2019 *	61	106	1.7	52	0.85
Sep 2018 *	79	127	1.6	70	0.89
Sep 2017 *	67	112	1.7	58	0.87
Sep 2016 *	70	112	1.6	65	0.93
Sep 2015 *	80	120	1.5	67	0.84
Sep 2014 *	57	103	1.8	50	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 75% · Maths 68% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%120th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	59%	4%	106	102
2023/24	72%	13%	107	106
2022/23	67%	12%	106	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

Rushmere Hall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sidegate Primary School
0.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
0.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
1.4 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2024

3.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Britannia Primary School and Nursery
1.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery
2.0 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich
2.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rose Hill Primary
2.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148414 · 935/2922
Trust: The Compass Partnership of Schools
Capacity: 570 pupils · 506 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2021
Replaced: Rushmere Hall Primary School (URN 124679)
Address: Lanark Road, Rushmere Hall Primary School, Ipswich, IP4 3EJ
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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