St Helen's Primary School
Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, IP4 2LT
439 pupils · 93% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ASSET EDUCATION
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 30.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — 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 4 July 2023, published 17 September 2023. 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 | 53% |
| 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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 38 | 73 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 48 | 44 | 105 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 52 | 49 | 108 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 53 | 49 | 103 | 52 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 55 | 50 | 102 | 55 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 54 | 95 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 60 | 116 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 73 | 138 | 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
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery 0.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich 0.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sidegate Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Rose Hill Primary 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.