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48 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Gorseland Primary School, 0.3 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
Gorseland Primary SchoolCommunity	0.3 mi	Primary	461	Report card, 2025Expected standard in all seven areas
Martlesham Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led	0.8 mi	Primary	125	Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018)
Kesgrave High SchoolAcademy converter	1.1 mi	Secondary	1,875	Good, 2022
Cedarwood Primary SchoolCommunity	1.2 mi	Primary	399	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013)
Heath Primary School, KesgraveCommunity	1.5 mi	Primary	523	Good, 2023
Bealings SchoolCommunity	1.8 mi	Primary	104	Good, 2024
Bucklesham Primary SchoolCommunity	2.2 mi	Primary	104	Good, 2024
Kyson Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.3 mi	Primary	380	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Waldringfield Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.5 mi	Primary	69	Requires improvement, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Broke Hall Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter	2.7 mi	Primary	591	Good, 2023
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, WoodbridgeAcademy converter	2.9 mi	Primary	198	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school)
St Alban's Catholic High SchoolAcademy converter	3.0 mi	Secondary	967	Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given
Woodbridge SchoolOther independent	3.0 mi	Independent	710	-
Farlingaye High SchoolAcademy converter	3.1 mi	Secondary	1,861	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4, Needs attention in 1
Copleston High SchoolAcademy converter	3.2 mi	Secondary	1,930	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013)
Woodbridge Primary SchoolCommunity	3.3 mi	Primary	209	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Britannia Primary School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led	3.4 mi	Primary	637	Good, 2023
St Christopher's AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter	3.4 mi	Alternative provision	-	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2
Nacton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Primary	100	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Mar 2025, no grade given
Rushmere Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.5 mi	Primary	506	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2017, previous school)
Parkside AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter	3.5 mi	Alternative provision	5	Good, 2024
Grundisburgh Primary SchoolCommunity	3.5 mi	Primary	169	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
New Skill CentreOther independent special	3.5 mi	Special	70	-
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, IpswichVoluntary aided	3.6 mi	Primary	212	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2018)
Sir Bobby Robson SchoolFree schools special	3.7 mi	Special	60	Good, 2023
Sidegate Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	3.8 mi	Primary	649	Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2017)
Rose Hill PrimaryAcademy converter	3.8 mi	Primary	259	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Ravenswood Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter	3.8 mi	Primary	385	Good, 2013Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyAcademy sponsor led	3.8 mi	Primary	400	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Northgate High SchoolCommunity	3.8 mi	Secondary	1,750	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; sixth form provision Good
Orwell Park SchoolOther independent	3.9 mi	Independent	167	-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, IpswichAcademy converter	4.0 mi	Primary	210	Outstanding, 2024
Melton Primary SchoolCommunity	4.0 mi	Primary	163	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
Clifford Community Primary School & NurseryCommunity	4.0 mi	Primary	404	No overall grade, 2024Requires improvement in all four key judgements; early years provision Requires improvement
Ipswich AcademyAcademy sponsor led	4.0 mi	Secondary	981	Requires improvement, 2024
Woodbridge Road AcademyFree schools special	4.2 mi	Special	89	No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1
Alderwood AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter	4.3 mi	Alternative provision	-	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3
First Base Ipswich AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter	4.3 mi	Alternative provision	-	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm AcademyAcademy sponsor led	4.3 mi	Primary	361	Good, 2022
Cliff Lane Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Primary	446	Good, 2024
Suffolk New CollegeFurther education	4.4 mi	16 plus	-	-
St Helen's Primary SchoolAcademy converter	4.4 mi	Primary	439	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2012, previous school)
Morland Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led	4.4 mi	Primary	358	Good, 2022
Learning Support, Southern Area Education OfficeMiscellaneous	4.5 mi	Miscellaneous	-	-
University of SuffolkHigher education institutions	4.5 mi	Higher education institutions	-	-
Trimley St Martin Primary SchoolCommunity	4.6 mi	Primary	168	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014)
St Margaret's CEVAP School, IpswichVoluntary aided	4.7 mi	Primary	413	Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014)
Redstone Hall SchoolOther independent special	4.7 mi	Special	-	-

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).

Overall deprivation8

Income8

Employment8

Education and skills7

Health6

Crime8

Barriers to housing and services3

Living environment10

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 35

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