Sidegate Primary School

State-Funded School

sidegate-primary-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

IpswichConstituency

IP4 4JDPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sidegate 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 649 pupils. Sidegate Primary School is part of The Active Learning Trust Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

649

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 649
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Active Learning Trust Limited

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 5 October 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
25 Apr 2017	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.