Henley Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
3.337 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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Henley Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Henley 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 2025 | 3.337 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), but 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2025 the last child offered a place lived 3.337 miles away, 8th longest of 19 Suffolk primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance (middle 3.10 miles).
- 2026 Reception entry saw 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 6.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.3% across 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
- Ashbocking Road, Henley, Ipswich, IP6 0QX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 89 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is because the school is a calm and friendly place.”
- “They put this into practice and show how they care for each other and the school.”
- “Pupils know that staff are there to help them if they feel unsure or worried.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, adaptations to support pupils’ additional learning needs vary in quality.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
- “Occasionally, teaching does not sufficiently help children to avoid mistakes when they first learn how to write.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 November 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) | 67% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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.
- Witnesham Primary School 1.5 mi Good
- Claydon Primary School 1.9 mi Good
- Castle Hill Infant School 2.7 mi Standards maintained
- Castle Hill Junior School 2.7 mi Good
- The Beeches Community Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good
- St Pancras Catholic Primary School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Dale Hall Community Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitehouse Community Primary School 3.5 mi Standards maintained