Gorseland Primary School

About Gorseland Primary School

Gorseland Primary School is a primary school in IPSWICH, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 483 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Requires improvement' judgement from Ofsted (December 2025). 63% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 6.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 43% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Gorseland Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 42 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 22.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering Gorseland Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.