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Welcome to Rushmere Hall Primary School

 

Welcome to Rushmere Hall Primary School. 

A very warm welcome to Rushmere Hall Primary School. 

We are a happy and successful primary school in North Ipswich, only moments away from Northgate High School and Sports Centre. Our school, a Grade II listed building, is set in a beautiful estate, with two large playgrounds, a large field, orchard, nature area, a pond area and two special outside areas for our Early Years children. 

Our school is a wonderful place to learn. We have an expert team of teachers and support staff, who are kind, dedicated and forward-thinking. Our staff truly put our pupils at the centre of everything they do. Our curriculum is well designed and gives children a secure foundation in all key areas, through a rigorously planned daily diet of lessons, plus all the ‘sparkle’ that makes school come to life: theme days, trips, visitors and special events. We strongly believe in a broad and balanced curriculum, with plenty of opportunity for creative subjects and sports. 

It is very important to us that school life acts as both a ‘mirror’ to our children - that they see themselves reflected in our curriculum, but also as a ‘door’ to the rest of the world and all the richness and opportunity it holds. Our children leave us at the end of KS2 with both the skills and the confidence they need for a successful start at secondary school.

Schools today face many challenges and we are no exception. However, we have the expertise and the passion to always look for new, more effective ways of teaching and supporting our children. 

We look forward to meeting you and welcoming your family into our school. 

Mrs Rogers

Head of School 

Our Vision and Aims

Excellence for all through innovation, opportunity and community.

We don't measure excellence by our outcomes and SATs results. We aim for excellence in our provision for the children and we want the children to aim at excellence too, whatever excellence looks like for them at their stage and ability. 

Excellence through Innovation 

At Rushmere Hall, each child is given what they need. We aim for excellence through our innovative approach to supporting every child’s needs, whether this is through our inspirational curriculum and teaching offer, through our expert SEND department, or through strong, sincere relationships. All children get what they need here to support and challenge them. We flex and adapt to the children we have, and each year we evolve and innovate further.

Excellence through Opportunity

We encourage pupils to take every opportunity offered to them – and at Rushmere Hall, we offer a lot! We believe that as many of these as possible should be free to access, so that we can open doors for our pupils which otherwise would be closed to them. ​

Excellence Through Community

We take our role as the centre of the community very seriously. We are welcoming and our pupils feel they belong here. We want to make connections between everyone within our community, learning from each other and growing together. We open our doors regularly to parents and love having them in the classrooms, learning alongside their children.

Over the next 5 years, we will:

  • Cultivate strong, proactive middle leaders who drive their subject areas forward by being brave, ambitious and capable. 
  • Develop and refine a broad, engaging curriculum that guarantees success for all learners, with nothing left to chance. 
  • Establish a high quality group of schools which form the Suffolk Hub within Compass Eko Trust.
  • Tackle the fluctuating pupil numbers by finding an approach that consistently makes sure classes are full.
  • Achieve our goal of becoming a Thrive School: a school that is consistent from start to finish in its desire to grow well-rounded citizens who will have the skills to be amazing in their next stages. 

In everything we do we ensure that the school operates a policy of equal opportunities, regardless of gender, race, ability or religion.

Our Leadership Team

Mr Paul Fykin
Executive Headteacher

Mrs Beth Rogers
Head of School

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Compass Eko Trust Strategy 2026–31

New Compass Eko Trust strategy launched

October 2026

Our school is part of Compass Eko Trust. The Trust has launched All Achieving, Without Exception: The Compass Eko Trust Strategy 2026–2031, setting out the shared priorities for its schools over the next five years.

The strategy has been shaped through conversations with children and young people; parents and carers; staff; school leaders; governors and trustees.

It is centred around three priorities – Belonging, Equity and Thriving – with an ambition to build great schools where every child and young person flourishes, every colleague thrives and everyone belongs.

Feedback from school communities has directly influenced the final strategy, including commitments to strengthen ongoing parent and community voice, be clearer about what kindness means in practice and continue improving support for children and young people with SEND.

You can read the full strategy on the Compass Eko Trust website here.