Primary school

Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP33 3JX
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,985 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 93%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 66%66%2017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 94%2022/23: top 93%2023/24: top 86%2024/25: top 93%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM39% · East of England 64%1/10 Well below East of England
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England
Reading score102 · East of England 1061/10 Well below East of England
Maths score99 · East of England 1051/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2016/17: 57% · 44 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 34% · 38 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 41% · 29 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 37% · 35 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 45% · 49 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 39% · 46 pupils · East of England 64%57%34%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2016/17: 2% · 44 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 5% · 38 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 3% · 29 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 35 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 2% · 49 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 46 pupils · East of England 7%5%0%No exams
Reading score
2016/17: 104 · 44 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 38 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 101 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 102 · 35 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 49 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 102 · 46 pupils · East of England 106104101No exams
Maths score
2016/17: 102 · 44 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 100 · 38 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 102 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 100 · 35 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 102 · 49 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 99 · 46 pupils · East of England 10510299No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd130
3rd160

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026301
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.4%
First language not English13.4%
SEN support11.3%
EHC plan4.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.2%
Persistently absent pupils17.3%

Girls 48%Boys 52%

79.6% full · 378 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adult8.8
  • Classroom teachers 13.3
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 18.4
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 15.9 FTE · Whole workforce 38.6 · 60 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,159
Spend per pupil£7,264
Staff spend per pupil£6,004
Reserve per pupil£257
  • +£77,414revenue reserve
  • −£31,388in-year balance

Grants £6,706 · self-generated £461 · premises £248 per pupil