Bucklesham Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.940 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Bucklesham Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bucklesham Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 3.940 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 3.940 miles away, the 7th longest of 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026, there were 18 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Main Road, Bucklesham, Ipswich, IP10 0AX
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 104 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “This small, caring school has a big vision for children’s lives.”
- “Pupils like their school and they attend regularly.”
- “They are happy and safe because staff have pupils’ physical and mental welfare at the forefront of their minds.”
To improve
- “Leaders are refining the curriculum further so that pupils apply their knowledge more regularly to reason, solve problems and carry out experiments.”
- “In some areas, teachers do not identify misconceptions, mistakes and gaps in knowledge with the same rigour.”
- “Pupils, therefore, continue to make the same mistakes, which slows their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Birchwood Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Nacton Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi Standards maintained
- Waldringfield Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Gorseland Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cedarwood Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- Trimley St Martin Primary School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Martlesham Primary Academy 3.0 mi School remains Good
- Heath Primary School, Kesgrave 3.1 mi Good Last distance published