Sidegate Primary School
Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, IP4 4JD
649 pupils · 98% of 659 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 October 2022, published 17 November 2022. 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 | 51% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 52 | 114 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 85 | 77 | 143 | 83 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 83 | 82 | 169 | 83 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 93 | 160 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 84 | 82 | 161 | 84 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 79 | 76 | 165 | 79 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 88 | 188 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 81 | 169 | 90 |
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
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich 0.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Rushmere Hall Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Helen's Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Britannia Primary School and Nursery 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.