Community school · Suffolk

Earl Soham Community Primary School

4–11Ages
78Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124578URN

Earl Soham, The Street, Earl Soham Primary School, Woodbridge, IP13 7SA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

29 applications for 16 places · 72nd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 1 May 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

Inspection history

1 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
25 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

29 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 3.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 5.0; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 3.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 12 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	16	29	1.8	16	1.00
Sep 2025	8	21	2.6	8	1.00
Sep 2024	12	35	2.9	14	1.17
Sep 2023	7	14	2.0	7	1.00
Sep 2022	6	22	3.7	6	1.00
Sep 2021	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2020	2	10	5.0	2	1.00
Sep 2019	7	19	2.7	7	1.00
Sep 2018	10	24	2.4	10	1.00
Sep 2017	2	7	3.5	2	1.00
Sep 2016	7	19	2.7	7	1.00
Sep 2015	13	25	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2014	10	26	2.6	9	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 63% · Maths 88% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%96th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	63%	6%	106	105
2023/24	57%	0%	105	100
2022/23	47%	11%	105	100

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

Earl Soham Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bedfield Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Worlingworth Church of England primary school
5.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place
Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School
5.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery
6.0 km · Suffolk

2026

3.0applications per place
Dennington Church of England Primary School
6.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.8applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Charsfield Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Easton Primary School
7.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 60%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: 124578 · 935/2072
Capacity: 84 pupils · 78 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Earl Soham, The Street, Earl Soham Primary School, Woodbridge, IP13 7SA
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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