Rose Hill Primary
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Rose Hill Primary is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Derby Road, Ipswich, IP3 8DL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Warm and respectful relationships are aplenty at Rose Hill Primary.”
- “Staff care deeply for pupils and know them as individuals.”
- “Pupils are valued, listened to, and seen as individuals.”
To improve
- “At times pupils do not have sufficient opportunity to practice and apply their newly found knowledge.”
- “This means that in some subjects, pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge they could.”
- “Older pupils have gaps remaining in their mathematical knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 March 2025 (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) | 59% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Good
- Clifford Community Primary School & Nursery 0.5 mi Not judged
- Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy 0.5 mi Not judged
- Cliff Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Helen's Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy 1.1 mi Good