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Colneis Junior School

Primary · Felixstowe · IP11 9HH

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 14 December 2022

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At a glance

343 pupils · 95% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
21.9% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
http://www.fairfieldandcolneis.co.uk/
URN
152285

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 14 December 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 80% (Suffolk 76%, England 60%) · Any other White background 10% (Suffolk 7%, England 7%) · Not recorded 2% (Suffolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Suffolk 3%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Suffolk 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Suffolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Suffolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Suffolk 1%, England 2%) · Black African 1% (Suffolk 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Suffolk 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.6%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health39%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier83.5%62.3%
Social housing8%17.1%
Privately rented8.5%20.5%
Detached houses46.7%22.9%
Flats4.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms21.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van12.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033450 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£350,000341 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£285,000–£450,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (149)£425,000
Semi-detached (88)£331,000
Terraced (64)£285,000
Flat (40)£180,000

Homes around this school are dearer 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
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an 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

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