Gorseland Primary School
Community school in Ipswich, Suffolk.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 461 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 502 |
| Free school meals | 11.20% |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Address | Deben Avenue, Martlesham Heath, Gorseland, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3QR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.gorseland.net |
| Telephone | 01473623790 |
| URN | 124625 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 December 2025, published 26 January 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 17 May 2023, published 11 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Birchwood Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Martlesham Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Cedarwood Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Heath Primary School, Kesgrave (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Bealings School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Kyson Primary School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Bucklesham Primary School (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Broke Hall Community Primary School (primary school, about 4.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.