Handford Hall Primary School

State-Funded School

handford-hall-primary-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

IpswichConstituency

IP1 2LQPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Handford Hall Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 360 pupils. Handford Hall Primary School is part of Orwell Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

10%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

360

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

76%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 360
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Orwell Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 May 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
27 Jan 2011	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.