Community school · Suffolk

Lakenheath Community Primary School

4–11Ages
282Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124539URN

Hebden Way, Lakenheath, IP27 9FY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

43 applications for 34 places · 155th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 · 14 February 2024Ofsted'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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

43 applications · 34 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 13 years.

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	34	43	1.3	34	1.00
Sep 2025	45	55	1.2	45	1.00
Sep 2024	35	43	1.2	35	1.00
Sep 2023	45	67	1.5	51	1.13
Sep 2022	44	55	1.3	43	0.98
Sep 2021	45	58	1.3	43	0.96
Sep 2020	31	45	1.5	29	0.94
Sep 2019	40	50	1.3	38	0.95
Sep 2018	45	70	1.6	47	1.04
Sep 2017	45	70	1.6	52	1.16
Sep 2016	45	70	1.6	49	1.09
Sep 2015	45	84	1.9	63	1.40
Sep 2014	45	68	1.5	47	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 61% · Maths 71% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%186th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	45%	0%	102	101
2023/24	51%	0%	103	102
2022/23	61%	0%	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

Lakenheath Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Iceni Primary Academy
4.3 km · Norfolk

2025

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Forest Academy
6.9 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell
6.9 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Beck Row Primary Academy
7.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Glade Academy
7.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Weeting Church of England Primary School
7.4 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Great Heath Academy
8.3 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Academy
8.8 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 31%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: 124539 · 935/2013
Capacity: 315 pupils · 282 on roll
Free school meals: 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Hebden Way, Lakenheath, IP27 9FY
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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