Morland Church of England Primary School

Morland Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all key areas during its first inspection under the new framework. The school fosters a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, leading to positive behavior and strong engagement in lessons. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, contributing to the pupils' enthusiasm for learning. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that all pupils consistently practice and retain key knowledge across the curriculum. The leadership team is actively addressing these challenges and has established a strong support system for both pupils and staff.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and feel safe.
• Teachers provide support and care for students.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious.
• Pupils show positive behaviour and respect for others.
• Strong focus on reading with good support for pupils who fall behind.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place.
• Leaders and governors demonstrate strong accountability.
• Pupils are actively engaged in citizenship activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in ensuring regular practice of previously learned knowledge.
• Some teachers do not systematically identify and address misconceptions in pupils' knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Morland Church of England Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.5% of pupils at Morland Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Morland Church of England Primary School had 17.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.8% of pupils at Morland Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 13 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Morland Church of England Primary School received £7,733 and spent £7,322 for each of its 344 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £373,000 (£1,087 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,618 and spending £7,433 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Ipswich · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Morland Church of England Primary School is part of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich
• Nacton Church of England Primary School Ipswich
• Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School Ipswich
• Sproughton Church of England Primary School Ipswich
• Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School Ipswich
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge Woodbridge
• Elmsett Church of England Primary School Ipswich
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh Ipswich
• Eyke Church of England Primary School Woodbridge
• Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School Nr Colchester

What is Morland Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Morland Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Morland Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Morland Church of England Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Morland Church of England Primary School have?

Morland Church of England Primary School has 358 pupils on roll.

What age range does Morland Church of England Primary School cover?

Morland Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Morland Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 36% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Morland Church of England Primary School?

Morland Church of England Primary School is at Morland Road, Morland Road, Ipswich Ip3 0lh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0LH.