Community school · Suffolk

Stratford St Mary Primary School

4–11Ages
88Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124675URN

Stratford St Mary, Nr Colchester, CO7 6YG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 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

29 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%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 November 2023Ofsted'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

14 November 2023
Graded inspection: Good
20 January 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Suffolk median (1.8) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

29 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 4.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 3.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.8; 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	29	2.4	11	0.92
Sep 2025	15	35	2.3	13	0.87
Sep 2024	15	34	2.3	15	1.00
Sep 2023	10	21	2.1	10	1.00
Sep 2022	6	26	4.3	5	0.83
Sep 2021	9	25	2.8	8	0.89
Sep 2020	13	36	2.8	13	1.00
Sep 2019	9	27	3.0	9	1.00
Sep 2018	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2017	9	28	3.1	9	1.00
Sep 2016	12	26	2.2	9	0.75
Sep 2015	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2014	13	23	1.8	12	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

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

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%16th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	80%	20%	109	107
2023/24	92%	8%	110	109
2022/23	81%	31%	108	107

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

Stratford St Mary Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Dedham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.5 km · Essex

Good2024

2.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.6 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Langham Primary Academy
3.1 km · Essex

Good2023

2.8applications per place
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School
4.3 km · Essex

Good2022

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ardleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
5.0 km · Essex

Requires improvement2022

3.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
6.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School
6.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

5.3applications per place
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
6.2 km · Essex

2026

2.2applications per place 76%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: 124675 · 935/2918
Capacity: 105 pupils · 88 on roll
Free school meals: 6.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Stratford St Mary, Nr Colchester, CO7 6YG
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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