Community school · Suffolk

Bucklesham Primary School

4–11Ages
104Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124572URN

Main Road, Bucklesham, Ipswich, IP10 0AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

35 applications for 15 places · 19th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 9 July 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

35 applications · 15 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 4.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 3.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 3.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 3.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 13 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	15	35	2.3	18	1.20
Sep 2025	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2024	13	26	2.0	11	0.85
Sep 2023	9	23	2.6	8	0.89
Sep 2022	10	28	2.8	10	1.00
Sep 2021	16	35	2.2	11	0.69
Sep 2020	14	41	2.9	17	1.21
Sep 2019	15	42	2.8	10	0.67
Sep 2018	10	43	4.3	5	0.50
Sep 2017	13	39	3.0	12	0.92
Sep 2016	15	59	3.9	15	1.00
Sep 2015	10	39	3.9	8	0.80
Sep 2014	13	35	2.7	10	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

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

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%52nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	71%	14%	110	103
2023/24	40%	0%	102	100
2022/23	40%	0%	103	97

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

Bucklesham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Birchwood Primary School
3.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Outstanding2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Nacton Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Waldringfield Primary School
3.8 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2023

3.7applications per place
Gorseland Primary School
3.9 km · Suffolk

2025

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cedarwood Primary School
4.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Trimley St Martin Primary School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Martlesham Primary Academy
4.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Heath Primary School, Kesgrave
5.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place 58%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: 124572 · 935/2066
Capacity: 105 pupils · 104 on roll
Free school meals: 5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Main Road, Bucklesham, Ipswich, IP10 0AX
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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