First Base Ipswich Academy

Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 3–8 · Ipswich, Suffolk

First Base Ipswich Academy is an alternative provision school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 3–8 (academy alternative provision converter).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026

“Pupils settle quickly here because relationships with staff are warm, respectful and consistent.”
“Staff know pupils very well and provide highly effective support to help them manage their emotions and become ready to learn.”
“Pupils know that adults will help them when needed.”

“However, opportunities for pupils to use this learning consistently across the wider curriculum are less well developed.”
“As a result, pupils do not apply their reading, writing and mathematics skills as confidently in other areas of learning as they might.”
“However, staff do not consistently support pupils to sustain and apply their learning throughout the school day and across wider learning opportunities.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

One payment, no subscription: 3 months of every school and nursery in England.

Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.