St Pancras Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.101 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Pancras Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 September 2023. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Pancras Catholic 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 2026 | 1.101 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.101 miles away, 22nd shortest of the 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- In 2024/25, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 29 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 19.6% of pupils, against a middle figure of 31.1% 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
- Stratford Road, Ipswich, IP1 6EF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 153 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending St Pancras as they feel happy and are safe.”
- “All pupils respond well to the teachers’ high expectations.”
- “Pupils talk with confidence about what they are learning.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects and for some pupils, these checks are not precise enough.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not having gaps in their knowledge securely filled.”
- “However, where some subjects have been more recently updated, teachers are still getting used to the curriculum content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 October 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) | 72% | 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: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 29 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.
- The Beeches Community Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good
- Castle Hill Infant School 0.4 mi Standards maintained
- Castle Hill Junior School 0.4 mi Good
- Whitehouse Community Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Dale Hall Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield Junior School 0.8 mi Not judged
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Handford Hall Primary School 1.3 mi Good