Cedarwood Primary School

General Information

Address: Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2ES
Phone: 01473612981
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Tina Shute
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 399
School capacity: 420
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 36
% eligible for free school meals: 9.0%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 31 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #13 of 69 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#11Bucklesham Primary SchoolGood
#12Bungay Primary SchoolGood
#13Cedarwood Primary SchoolGood
#14Charsfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#15Coldfair Green Community Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Birchwood Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Woods Loke Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Aldeburgh Primary SchoolGood
#5Barnby and North Cove Community Primary SchoolGood
#6Bawdsey Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Bealings SchoolGood
#8Beccles Primary AcademyGood
#9Brampton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Broke Hall Community Primary SchoolGood
#11Bucklesham Primary SchoolGood
#12Bungay Primary SchoolGood
#13Cedarwood Primary SchoolGood
#14Charsfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#15Coldfair Green Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#17Dell Primary SchoolGood
#18Dennington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#19Earl Soham Community Primary SchoolGood
#20Easton Primary SchoolGood
#21Edgar Sewter Community Primary SchoolGood
#22Elm Tree Primary SchoolGood
#23Eyke Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#24Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#25Grange Community Primary SchoolGood
#26Grove Primary SchoolGood
#27Grundisburgh Primary SchoolGood
#28Gunton Primary AcademyGood
#29Heath Primary School, KesgraveGood
#30Holton St Peter Community Primary SchoolGood
#31Ilketshall St Lawrence SchoolGood
#32Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#33Kessingland Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#34Kingsfleet Primary SchoolGood
#35Langer Primary AcademyGood
#36Leiston Primary SchoolGood
#37Martlesham Primary AcademyGood
#38Melton Primary SchoolGood
#39Middleton Community Primary SchoolGood
#40Nacton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#41Northfield St Nicholas Primary AcademyGood
#42Orford Church of England Primary School and NurseryGood
#43Pakefield Primary SchoolGood
#44Red Oak Primary SchoolGood
#45Rendlesham Primary SchoolGood
#46Reydon Primary SchoolGood
#47Ringsfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#48Sandlings Primary SchoolGood
#49Saxmundham Primary SchoolGood
#50Somerleyton Primary SchoolGood
#51St Benet's RC Primary School and NurseryGood
#52St Edmund's RC Primary School and NurseryGood
#53St Margaret's Primary AcademyGood
#54St Mary's Church of England Primary School, WoodbridgeGood
#55St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#56The Albert Pye Community Primary SchoolGood
#57The Limes Primary AcademyGood
#58Trimley St Martin Primary SchoolGood
#59Wenhaston Primary SchoolGood
#60Westwood Primary SchoolGood
#61Wickham Market Primary SchoolGood
#62Witnesham Primary SchoolGood
#63Woodbridge Primary SchoolGood
#64Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary AcademyGood
#65Felix Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#66Gorseland Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#67Hollesley Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#68Poplars Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#69Waldringfield Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,945 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #69 of 78 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#67St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge£5,969
#68Birchwood Primary School£5,948
#69Cedarwood Primary School£5,945
#70The Limes Primary Academy£5,844
#71Trimley St Mary Primary School£5,829

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Snape Primary School£56,184
#2Middleton Community Primary School£17,053
#3Charsfield Church of England Primary School£11,892
#4Langer Primary Academy£11,744
#5Orford Church of England Primary School and Nursery£11,255
#6Felix Primary School£10,329
#7Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School£10,324
#8Dennington Church of England Primary School£9,444
#9Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School£9,427
#10St Edmund's RC Primary School and Nursery£9,309
#11Phoenix St Peter Academy£9,213
#12Beccles Primary Academy£8,781
#13St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery£8,384
#14Earl Soham Community Primary School£8,301
#15Somerleyton Primary School£8,279
#16Witnesham Primary School£8,275
#17Sandlings Primary School£8,210
#18Trimley St Martin Primary School£8,186
#19Roman Hill Primary School£8,136
#20Westwood Primary School£8,098
#21Southwold Primary School£7,870
#22Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,864
#23Martlesham Primary Academy£7,784
#24Brampton Church of England Primary School£7,764
#25Wickham Market Primary School£7,685
#26Aldeburgh Primary School£7,625
#27Easton Primary School£7,568
#28Bramfield Church of England Primary School£7,463
#29Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy£7,457
#30Poplars Community Primary School£7,402
#31Bealings School£7,249
#32Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy£7,228
#33St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School£7,211
#34Reydon Primary School£7,207
#35Bucklesham Primary School£7,158
#36Ringsfield Church of England Primary School£7,089
#37Nacton Church of England Primary School£7,075
#38Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,052
#39Saxmundham Primary School£6,892
#40St Margaret's Primary Academy£6,874
#41Elm Tree Primary School£6,852
#42Pakefield Primary School£6,818
#43Eyke Church of England Primary School£6,786
#44Melton Primary School£6,771
#45Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy£6,752
#46The Albert Pye Community Primary School£6,737
#47Red Oak Primary School£6,724
#48Wenhaston Primary School£6,722
#49Grange Community Primary School£6,700
#50Gunton Primary Academy£6,691
#51Dell Primary School£6,569
#52Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,380
#53Heath Primary School, Kesgrave£6,322
#54Woodbridge Primary School£6,287
#55Oulton Broad Primary School£6,254
#56Bungay Primary School£6,252
#57Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,154
#58Gorseland Primary School£6,151
#59Ilketshall St Lawrence School£6,139
#60Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,124
#61Coldfair Green Community Primary School£6,101
#62Grundisburgh Primary School£6,071
#63Grove Primary School£6,059
#64Kingsfleet Primary School£6,045
#65Leiston Primary School£6,029
#66Edgar Sewter Community Primary School£5,970
#67St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge£5,969
#68Birchwood Primary School£5,948
#69Cedarwood Primary School£5,945
#70The Limes Primary Academy£5,844
#71Trimley St Mary Primary School£5,829
#72Holton St Peter Community Primary School£5,815
#73Rendlesham Primary School£5,752
#74Woods Loke Primary School£5,697
#75Broke Hall Community Primary School£5,415
#76Bawdsey Church of England Primary School£5,211
#77Waldringfield Primary School£4,354
#78Hollesley Primary School£3,934

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