St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.913 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 28 February 2024. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 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 | 1.913 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
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 in 2026 lived 1.913 miles away, the 22nd longest of 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published last distance.
- 1.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Suffolk is 17.8%.
- In 2026, Reception had 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 87% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Suffolk.
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
- Victory Road, St John's CEVA Primary School, Ipswich, IP4 4LE
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 212 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 1.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school are enthusiastic learners.”
- “They are well mannered, polite and respectful.”
- “They are happy at school and talk about their learning with pride.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 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) | 87% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Sidegate Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Rushmere Hall Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery 0.6 mi Not judged
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery 0.7 mi Good
- St Helen's Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Rose Hill Primary 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published