Ashbocking Road, Henley, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 0QX
10 reasons to choose Henley Primary School
Top line
Henley Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Ipswich and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Henley Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 11 members of Consortium Trust. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2014) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Suffolk LEA.
Average class size
Henley Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 26 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Henley Primary School ranks in the top 7% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 18% of schools.
The Henley Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, philosophy, French. Subjects are taught separately and are organised by topics with some cross-curricular linking. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, outdoor learning for each year group, a sleepover in Year 2 and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for sport.
Sport at Henley Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Henley Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Henley Primary School
The Meadows Montessori School (3.4 miles); Ipswich Preparatory School (4.1 miles); St Joseph’s College Prep School (6 miles).
St Margaret’s Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (4.5 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Ipswich (5.2 miles); St John’s Church of England Primary School, Ipswich (5.3 miles).
Ipswich School (4.1 miles); St Joseph’s College, Ipswich (6 miles); Ipswich High School (9.5 miles).
Northgate High School (4.6 miles); St Alban’s Catholic High School (5.4 miles); Kesgrave High School (7.2 miles).