Britannia Primary School and Nursery

Britannia Primary School and Nursery has demonstrated a good overall effectiveness in various domains, including the quality of education, behavior, personal development, leadership, and early years provision. This marks the school's first inspection since its establishment, indicating a solid foundation for future growth. The school is noted for fostering a caring and respectful environment where pupils feel safe and engaged in their learning. The ambitious curriculum, supported by dedicated staff, equips students well for their later learning stages, while strong leadership ensures a focus on both academic and personal development.

Strengths

• Pupils show a strong sense of respect and responsibility towards their community.
• The school provides a wide range of clubs and activities that enrich pupils' experiences.
• Teachers are well-trained and utilize a well-structured curriculum to enhance learning.
• Pupils with SEND are supported effectively and included in all lesson activities.
• There is a strong emphasis on personal development alongside academic achievement.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent approach to developing fine motor skills and handwriting across the curriculum.
• Current attendance policy does not effectively address persistent absence rates among some pupils.

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 Britannia Primary School and Nursery attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.7% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Britannia Primary School and Nursery 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 Britannia Primary School and Nursery had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.0% 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, 10.8% of pupils at Britannia Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 Britannia Primary School and Nursery received £5,891 and spent £4,758 for each of its 631 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £830,000 (£1,316 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Oxlip Learning Partnership, income was £7,706 and spending £7,599 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

Britannia Primary School and Nursery is part of Oxlip Learning Partnership, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Copleston High School Ipswich
• Rose Hill Primary Ipswich
• Cedars Park Community Primary School Stowmarket
• Stowupland High School Stowmarket
• Mendlesham Primary School Stowmarket
• Bacton Primary School Stowmarket

What is Britannia Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Britannia Primary School and Nursery is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Britannia Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Britannia Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Britannia Primary School and Nursery have?

Britannia Primary School and Nursery has 637 pupils on roll.

What age range does Britannia Primary School and Nursery cover?

Britannia Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Britannia Primary School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Britannia Primary School and Nursery?

Britannia Primary School and Nursery is at Britannia Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5HE.