Springfield Infant School and NurseryWhitehouse Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Springfield Infant School and Nursery and Whitehouse Community Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.
Springfield Infant School and Nursery scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Whitehouse Community Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Springfield Infant School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.
Springfield Infant School and Nursery was judged the expected standard and Whitehouse Community Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Whitehouse Community Primary School (51.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichSpringfield Infant School and Nursery | IpswichWhitehouse Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 230th of 238 in Suffolk | 117th of 238 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 287 | 551 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 630 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP1 4PP | Ipswich, IP1 5JN | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 46.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 296 | 581 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.9% | 38.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 39.5% | 38.0% | |
| SEN support | 15.5% | 13.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.3% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.5% Stronger figure | 6.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.7% Stronger figure | 17.1% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
Whitehouse Community Primary School
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