Academy converter · Suffolk

St Mark's Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
151852URN

Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, IP2 9HN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

38 applications for 19 places · 43rd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 February 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

38 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2024 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2023 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (URN 124786), 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	19	38	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2025 *	22	40	1.8	18	0.82
Sep 2024 *	13	33	2.5	13	1.00
Sep 2023 *	29	53	1.8	26	0.90
Sep 2022 *	30	72	2.4	32	1.07
Sep 2021 *	30	52	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2020 *	30	77	2.6	34	1.13
Sep 2019 *	30	74	2.5	36	1.20
Sep 2018 *	29	47	1.6	33	1.14
Sep 2017 *	30	69	2.3	37	1.23
Sep 2016 *	30	71	2.4	36	1.20
Sep 2015 *	27	67	2.5	35	1.30
Sep 2014 *	30	80	2.7	55	1.83

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place
The Willows Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Halifax Primary School
0.9 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Ranelagh Primary School
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Hillside Primary School
1.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Gusford Community Primary School
1.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Sprites Primary Academy
1.6 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Handford Hall Primary School
1.6 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: 151852 · 935/3342
Trust: Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2025
Replaced: St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (URN 124786)
Address: Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, IP2 9HN
Local authority: Suffolk · Ipswich

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