OFSTED
8 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
202
202 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
93
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
109
54.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Ipswich
25.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.8 pts
above England
School
36.1%
Ipswich
25.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Ipswich
2.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
36.1%
73
Any other White background
22.8%
46
Any other Mixed background
11.4%
23
African
9.9%
20
White and Black Caribbean
4.5%
9
White and Black African
4.0%
8
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
13.9%
28 of
202 pupils
7.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.2%
8.0 pts
above England
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
96.2%
Ipswich
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.