St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich

SuffolkVoluntary aided school

Bolton Lane, Ipswich, IP4 2BT

Headteacher: Revd Jo GunnSchool website ↗Pupils: 414 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
8.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 68%·Writing 70%·Maths 72%All three 63%
Reading
Expected68%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
61
How many got their first choice?
55of 61 (90.2%)
How many applied in total?
115

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
30.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
45.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
12.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
189 girls, 225 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 90% (2017/18), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1673.0%0.0%+1.5-3.8+2.0
2016/1776.0%3.0%-0.2+1.0+0.6
2017/1890.0%13.0%+0.1-0.3+1.5
2018/1983.0%7.0%+3.0+1.5+1.4
2022/2375.0%14.0%+2.6+2.6+1.0
2023/2464.0%12.0%---
2024/2563.0%8.0%---