Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Ipswich · Suffolk
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About Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy is a primary academy in Ipswich, Suffolk. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
PARADIGM TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 7 member schools: 5 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 special school. Local authorities: Suffolk | Tower Hamlets. Regions: East of England | London. — from the PARADIGM TRUST public record.
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School information
- Official name
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
- Address
- Raeburn Road
- Postcode
- IP3 0EW
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ipswich
- URN (official identifier)
- 145118
- Establishment number
- 2211
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- SEND provision
- SEN unit
- Number of pupils
- 361
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 472
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- PARADIGM TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Headteacher
- Miss Kimberly Morton
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 15 Feb 2022Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- pipersvaleacademy.paradigmtrust.org
- Telephone
- 01473320413
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2017
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 361 | 102,135 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 47.6% | 22.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 11.4% | 13.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 12.2% | 6.7% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 31.3% | 12.0% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 31 Mar 2022
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportInspected as Piper's Vale Community Primary School (URN 132836)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 15 Dec 2016
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportInspected as Piper's Vale Community Primary School (URN 132836)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 8 Jan 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Piper's Vale Community Primary School (URN 132836)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 7 Mar 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Piper's Vale Community Primary School (URN 132836)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 24 Jun 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Piper's Vale Community Primary School (URN 132836)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Oct 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 17.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £257,300 for 166 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 49.1% | 24.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £761 | £323 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 326 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Suffolk average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,072,000 £9,438 per pupil | £7,029 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £2,807,000 £8,624 per pupil | £6,691 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £1,323,000 £4,065 per pupil · 47.1% | £3,659 · 54.7% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £398,000 £1,223 per pupil · 14.2% | £1,040 · 15.5% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £27,000 £83 per pupil · 1.0% | £109 · 1.6% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £27,000 £83 per pupil · 1.0% | £95 · 1.4% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £265,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,629 per pupil, supply and agency £1,374 per pupil — spending up £995 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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