Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Ipswich (Suffolk).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy is one of 7 schools run by Paradigm Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Primary | Tower Hamlets | 623 | - | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Ipswich Academy | Secondary | Suffolk | 981 | - | Requires improvement 2024 |
| Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Primary | Suffolk | 400 | - | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Primary | Tower Hamlets | 660 | - | Outstanding 2022 |
| Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy (this school) | Primary | Suffolk | 361 | - | Good 2022 |
| Solebay Primary - A Paradigm Academy | Primary | Tower Hamlets | 170 | - | Outstanding 2023 |
| Woodbridge Road Academy | Special | Suffolk | 89 | - | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; safeguarding effective |
| 7 schools | 3,284 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.