Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy

State-Funded School

pipers-vale-primary-a-paradigm-academy-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

IpswichConstituency

IP3 0EWPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 361 pupils. Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy is part of PARADIGM TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 99

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

Black

11%

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

361

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 361
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: PARADIGM TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
31 Mar 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
15 Dec 2016	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.