Ofsted report cardInspected 20 Jan 2026
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 144213.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 287 |
| Girls | 155 |
| Boys | 132 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 22% |
| First language not English | 46.7% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 264 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 250 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 5.3% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 47 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 7 |
| Average class size | 21.8 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 19.7 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 8.9 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 13.81 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 16.71 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 20.12 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 12.9 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 11.9 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 71 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 108 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 69 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 69 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.7%, similar to England, similar to Suffolk | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 13.8%, similar to England, similar to Suffolk | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 0.6%, similar to England, better than Suffolk | 1.2% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 mi | Primary | Springfield Junior School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 4 Mar 2025. | |
| 0.4 mi | Primary | Handford Hall Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 19 Jan 2023. | |
| 0.6 mi | Nursery | Highfield Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 May 2024. | |
| 0.6 mi | Secondary | Westbourne Academy | Academy converter | Inadequate Area360 rating. Inspected 10 Jun 2025. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | Whitehouse Community Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 6 Jun 2019. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Ranelagh Primary School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 May 2022. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St Pancras Catholic Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 12 Sept 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 10 Oct 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Not applicable | Ipswich School | Other independent school | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Dale Hall Community Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Mar 2016. |
Springfield Infant School and Nursery is rated Good, last inspected on 20 Jan 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Springfield Infant School and Nursery made 71 offers from 108 applications (1.5 per offer), and 69 of 69 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Springfield Infant School and Nursery has 287 pupils aged 3 to 7.
Springfield Infant School and Nursery had 264 school places in 2024/25.
At Springfield Infant School and Nursery, the average class had 21.8 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.7 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Springfield Infant School and Nursery missed 4.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 13.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.