Community school · Suffolk

Bildeston Primary School

4–11Ages
117Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124531URN

Newberry Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

26 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

26 applications · 12 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9

This school
Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	26	2.2	10	0.83
Sep 2025	15	34	2.3	14	0.93
Sep 2024	20	31	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2023	20	29	1.5	23	1.15
Sep 2022	18	28	1.6	16	0.89
Sep 2021	17	22	1.3	17	1.00
Sep 2020	18	30	1.7	16	0.89
Sep 2019	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2018	15	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2017	9	17	1.9	9	1.00
Sep 2016	13	22	1.7	13	1.00
Sep 2015	17	28	1.7	15	0.88
Sep 2014	15	30	2.0	15	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 93% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%40th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	13%	108	106
2023/24	67%	17%	110	108
2022/23	55%	18%	108	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bildeston Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Good2023

3.5applications per place
Kersey Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place
Ringshall School
6.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Community Primary School
6.8 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Elmsett Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Lavenham Community Primary School
7.6 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh
7.6 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Hadleigh Community Primary School
7.9 km · Suffolk

2026

1.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124531 · 935/2002
Capacity: 140 pupils · 117 on roll
Free school meals: 23.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Address: Newberry Road, Bildeston, Ipswich, IP7 7ES
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources