Bosmere Community Primary School, Ipswich
Bosmere Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ipswich, part of The Children's Endeavour Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 52nd-highest of the 55 schools in Ipswich with published results, and 13,829th of 14,452 across England. It was 62% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Bosmere Community Primary School in detail
Bosmere Community Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Bosmere Community Primary School is proud to be part of The Children's Endeavour Trust. The Trust aims to harness the professional strengths within our schools to provide sustainable improvement in the standards and effectiveness of teaching and learning for all pupils. On the 1st January 2019, our Trust was founded by Broke Hall Community Primary and Springfield Junior School."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Bosmere Community Primary School. Please come and visit us, you will always receive a warm welcome and a smile from our pupils and our staff. As a school we are proud of every member of our school community."
The school runs after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils at Bosmere Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 35% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bosmere Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Bosmere Community Primary School as their first choice and 58 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Bosmere Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bosmere Community Primary School are Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles); Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 90% maths); Combs Ford Primary School (2.7 miles, 66% reading, 62% maths); and Ringshall School (2.9 miles, Good, 94% reading, 94% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bosmere Community Primary School.
Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolTrinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolCombs Ford Primary SchoolRingshall School
The trust
Bosmere Community Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Children's Endeavour Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bosmere Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (97%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).
Who goes there
6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (6%).
Staffing
Bosmere Community Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Quinton Road (o/s 62), 50 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Bosmere Community Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 2.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Some aspects are not as strong as at the last graded inspection.
Bosmere Community Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in May 2020. Before that, as Bosmere Community Primary School (URN 124674), it was rated Good in January 2020.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils enjoy coming to school and are happy here. However, they do not achieve as well as they should in several subjects. This is because some lessons are not adapted carefully enough, and staff do not consistently use the agreed teaching approaches. Consequently, some pupils do not always learn the things that the school has planned for them to be able to do and remember.
Pupils are proud to hold positions of responsibility. For example, they enjoy being part of the eco-, school and learning councils. Older pupils relish their roles as ambassadors. They feel that their voice is important and they are listened to. Pupils feel safe and know that if they have a problem, an adult will help them to sort it out. They know how to keep themselves safe online and when they are outside school.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a broad curriculum that sets out clearly what pupils need to learn from the early years through to Year 6. The school has begun to think about what this curriculum looks like as a whole. For example, it has included relevant trips and visitors to make the curriculum exciting and engaging for pupils. This work has only just started.
Teachers have received training on what they need to teach and how to teach it. However, they are not using this knowledge consistently when designing the learning for pupils in some subjects. This means that pupils are not always developing the key skills and knowledge that teachers want them to.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
At a Glance
22.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
37 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 77% to 35% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 66% to 40% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
9
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Bosmere Community Primary School
Term dates
Bosmere Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Suffolk's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bosmere Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bosmere Community Primary School is in Suffolk; for families living there:
Apply to Suffolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Bosmere Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
62%
Available places
222 pupils
360 places
138 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ipswich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ipswich
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,806
Applications
6,492
Got 1st preference
94.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects are not as strong as at the last graded inspection.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
28
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
15.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
246
Total Pupils
128
Boys
118
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
17.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,389
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,307
Per pupil
£1331k
Total funding
£79k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
13.5%
Persistent absence
193
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Bosmere Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Bosmere Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Bosmere Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 68% reached the expected standard in reading and 35% did so in maths.
What is Bosmere Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Bosmere Community Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in May 2020. Before that, as Bosmere Community Primary School (URN 124674), it was rated Good in January 2020.
What is the catchment area for Bosmere Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Bosmere Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bosmere Community Primary School?
Bosmere Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 62% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at Bosmere Community Primary School?
Classes at Bosmere Community Primary School average 24.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Bosmere Community Primary School?
Bosmere Community Primary School has around 246 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bosmere Community Primary School?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Bosmere Community Primary School in 2024/25. 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bosmere Community Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Bosmere Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Bosmere Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bosmere Community Primary School?
Bosmere Community Primary School is at Quinton Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8BP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)