Community school · Suffolk

Witnesham Primary School

4–11Ages
90Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124618URN

High Road, Witnesham, Ipswich, IP6 9EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.6 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

19 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 November 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

19 applications · 8 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.9; 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	8	19	2.4	8	1.00
Sep 2025	12	20	1.7	12	1.00
Sep 2024	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2023	7	22	3.1	7	1.00
Sep 2022	15	30	2.0	13	0.87
Sep 2021	12	27	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2020	20	36	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2019	13	32	2.5	10	0.77
Sep 2018	14	33	2.4	16	1.14
Sep 2017	15	40	2.7	20	1.33
Sep 2016	13	22	1.7	7	0.54
Sep 2015	17	42	2.5	18	1.06
Sep 2014	9	17	1.9	8	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 64% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%147th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard9%

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	55%	0%	106	103
2023/24	60%	0%	104	103
2022/23	62%	8%	108	104

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

Witnesham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Henley Primary School
2.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Otley Primary School
3.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Grundisburgh Primary School
4.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Claydon Primary School
5.5 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Infant School
6.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Castle Hill Junior School
6.1 km · Suffolk

Good2024

57%met the SATs standard
Rushmere Hall Primary School
6.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bealings School
6.2 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.3applications per place 53%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: 124618 · 935/2124
Capacity: 105 pupils · 90 on roll
Free school meals: 10.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Road, Witnesham, Ipswich, IP6 9EX
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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