First Base Ipswich Academy
Special / other · Ipswich · IP3 0EW
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 12 May 2026 · report published 21 June 2026
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- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Age range
- 3–8
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- http://www.raedwaldtrust.org
- URN
- 145101
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 81% (80%) · premises 6% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (5%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (1%) · catering 1% (2%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£130,000
Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 12 May 2026: Expected standard
- 4 May 2022: School remains Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 12.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 36.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 12.5% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 35.7% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 41.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 36.7% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 53.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 8.6% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 3.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 16.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 6.9% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 32.4% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01029979 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £247,500279 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £215,000–£275,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 5an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 21an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 5an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted