Primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk
St Mark's Catholic Primary School
Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9HN
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 February 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 202 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 93 / 109
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Ipswich 010C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 19%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 38%
- Households in social housing
- 51%
- Households with no car
- 30%
- Adults economically inactive
- 39%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Michael Keller
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Gipping
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- URN
- 151852
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Willows Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | 35% | 0.4 mi |
| The Oaks Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 67% | 0.5 mi |
| Halifax Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 72% | 0.5 mi |
| Ranelagh Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 23% | 0.6 mi |
| Hillside Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2023 | 53% | 0.7 mi |
| Gusford Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 55% | 0.9 mi |
| Sprites Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 71% | 1 mi |
| Handford Hall Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 62% | 1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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