Cedarwood Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Wilkinson Drive
Kesgrave
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP5 2ES
Phone 01473612981
Reference Number 131962

Cedarwood Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection. Pupils at Cedarwood are enthusiastic about their learning, engaging in practical activities that enhance their understanding and retention of core knowledge. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils are polite and considerate to one another, contributing to a calm atmosphere in lessons. There is a strong focus on reading, with a diverse selection of books that encourages engagement among students, including those who speak English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

General Makeup

Number of pupils 413
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.03%
Girls: 46.97%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 9.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 31 29 60
2 29 31 60
3 34 23 57
4 25 32 57
5 41 21 62
6 29 30 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5.1%
White, Other 4.1%
Mixed, Other 3.6%
Indian 2.7%
White & Asian 2.4%
White & Black (African) 1%
African 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 18 Jan 2023
Date Report
18 Jan 2023 School inspection
07 Mar 2017 Short inspection
17 Mar 2015 Monitoring visit
04 Jul 2013 Full inspection:
12 May 2010 Full inspection:
22 May 2007 Full inspection:
09 Dec 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Well-planned curriculum with clearly sequenced skills
  • Pupils enjoy learning and participate in practical activities
  • Strong focus on reading and diverse book selection
  • Effective support for pupils with SEND
  • Positive behaviour management strategies

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils lack good posture and pencil grip for writing
  • Teaching of complex concepts not consistently effective

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 57%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 102

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8
Writing -1.1
Maths -0.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 44 4
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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