Stone Lodge Academy

  • Special
  • Academy
  • Ages 5 to 16
Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement

Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, IP2 9HWOpen in maps

Stone Lodge Academy is a special school in Ipswich for ages 5 to 16. It is one of the 357 schools in Suffolk. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 28 January 2025, report published 11 March 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Not met

Read the full Ofsted report

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

14 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 62 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25

30 pupils in the year group

Attainment 8 score0.4

0.4, 45.7 below the England average of 46.1.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths0%

0%, 45.4 percentage points below the England average of 45.4%.

Grade 4 or above in English and maths3.3%

3.3%, 61.5 percentage points below the England average of 64.8%.

Pupils entering the EBacc0%

0%, 40.5 percentage points below the England average of 40.5%.

EBacc average point score0.02

0.02, 4.07 below the England average of 4.09.

Pupil numbers and mix

175 pupils on roll, with places for 173

Eligible for free school meals45.1%

45.1%, 18.6 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language17.1%

17.1%, 4.5 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support0%

0%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan100%

100%, 94 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Stone Lodge Academy

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
The Bridge School1 mileOfsted: Good0% met the expected standard
Woodbridge Road Academy2 milesOfsted judgements: Good to outstandingAttainment 8: 12.8
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy3 milesOfsted: GoodNot published
Sir Bobby Robson School3 milesOfsted: GoodAttainment 8: 2.0
New Skill Centre3 milesOfsted: GoodAttainment 8: 10.9

School details

School type
Academy special sponsor led
Sector
Academy
Trust
EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
Age range
5 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Ms Sara Parry
Phone
01473601175
Website
easterneducationgroup.ac.uk/send/stone-lodge-academy
Address
Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, IP2 9HW
Local authority
Suffolk
URN
141407

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.