St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. Outstanding (Mar 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 5 March 2024, report published 23 April 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2028
The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesClifford Community Primary School & Nursery
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Nov 2024)
- 0.4 milesSt John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Feb 2024)
- 0.4 milesSidegate Primary School
School remains Good (Oct 2022)
- 0.5 milesSt Helen's Primary School
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
- 0.7 milesSt Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (May 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.