Gorseland Primary School
Deben Avenue, IPSWICH, IP5 3QR
461 pupils · 92% of 502 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 11.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 December 2025, published 26 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 41 | 93 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 41 | 41 | 108 | 41 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 102 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 57 | 145 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 54 | 52 | 144 | 54 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 64 | 162 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 62 | 150 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 83 | 195 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Birchwood Primary School 0.6 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Martlesham Primary Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Cedarwood Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Heath Primary School, Kesgrave 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bealings School 2.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kyson Primary School 3.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.