Seven schools across London and Ipswich
Three primary schools in Tower Hamlets. Two primaries, a secondary and a special school in Ipswich.
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LondonPoplar, Bow and Bethnal Green
IpswichTwo primaries, a secondary and a special school
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Culloden Primary Academy
Poplar Primary
Old Ford Primary Academy
Bow Primary
Solebay Primary Academy
Bethnal Green Primary
Murrayfield Primary Academy
Ipswich Primary
Piper’s Vale Primary Academy
Ipswich Primary
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich Secondary
Woodbridge Road Academy
Ipswich Special
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Hinterland: trips planned from Early Years to Year 11
The seaside, the zoo, museums, residentials and a look backstage at a theatre are planned into the curriculum, then unpacked back in class. The trust chooses quality over quantity, and helps with travel so pupils in London and Ipswich get similar experiences.
Read how Hinterland works
Specialist music teachers from nursery to Key Stage 4
A weekly music lesson for every primary class, tuition on eight instruments from Year 2, and performances at Young Voices in London and Snape Maltings.
Music at Paradigm
Specialist provision, school by school
Culloden Primary Academy
A Deaf Support Base for up to 30 children, nursery to Year 6, using lip-reading, residual hearing and Sign Supported English.
Murrayfield Primary Academy
The Leappad, a Key Stage 2 communication and interaction unit for up to 18 pupils, with two classrooms and its own outdoor space.
Piper’s Vale Primary Academy
Three units for up to 24 pupils with moderate or severe learning difficulties, from early years to Key Stage 2.
Ipswich Academy
A cognition and learning unit for up to 24 students with an EHCP, across two cohorts.
Woodbridge Road Academy
A special school, opened in 2022, for pupils aged 9 to 16 with complex communication and interaction needs.
Figures are the most pupils each provision is designed for. Places are agreed through the local authority, usually with an EHCP, so start with the school’s team.
See the specialist unitsCareers with flexible working at every level
Part-time and compressed hours, talent partnerships (our name for job sharing) and phased retirement. Woodbridge Road’s principal, Naomi Shenton, moved to a four-day week while an assistant principal at Ipswich Academy.
Teaching apprenticeships with NITE at Coventry University
A one-year salaried route to QTS and a PGCE in primary, secondary or special needs teaching, with an in-school mentor and a university tutor.
Train to become a teacher
Henley Gate Primary, planned for North Ipswich
Planned to open in September 2027 with a nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, then a year group at a time until the school is fully open in 2031.
Admissions, term dates and inspection reports
Every school publishes its own, so these answers point you to the right place.
How do I apply for a school place?
Start with the admissions information on your chosen school’s website. Mainstream applications follow the relevant local-authority process. Specialist provision has its own placement arrangements, which the school can explain.
Find a school and its admissions informationWhere are term dates and school contacts?
Each school’s website has its own term dates, uniform, meals, absence information and contact details. Use the school directory above to go directly to the right website.
Open the school directoryHow can parents share their views?
Academy councils bring parents and carers together with the principal to discuss school life. Your school can provide meeting details. For an individual concern, contact the school directly.
Read about academy councilsWhere can I read inspection reports?
Reports are published for individual schools. Read the latest dated report and its findings on each school’s website or through Ofsted.
Find Paradigm schools on OfstedVisits and admissions go through each school
Each school’s website has its own contact details and admissions information. For anything about the trust itself, email the central team.