Shotley Community Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Shotley Community Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 24 January 2023.
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Catchment area for Shotley Community Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Main Road, Shotley, Ipswich, IP9 1NR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 81 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 24 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils do their best to showcase the ‘Shotley Bs’ in school: to be responsible and safe, be ready, be curious and be kind.”
- “When starting school, children in early years get taken under the wing of a ‘Year 6 angel’.”
- “This helps settle children into school routines.”
To improve
- “Frequent staff changes have made some of this tricky in the past.”
- “Still, there are instances where teachers do not spot those pupils who struggle with their work during lessons.”
- “It means that some difficulties, such as some pupils’ reading being laboured or some pupils lacking an understanding of words they should know, take longer to resolve than they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 March 2023 (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) | 9% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 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.
- Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trimley St Mary Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged
- Grange Community Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Trimley St Martin Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nacton Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Standards maintained
- Felix Primary School 3.3 mi Requires improvement
- Langer Primary Academy 3.6 mi Good
- Fairfield Infant School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade