Community school · Suffolk

Wood Ley Community Primary School

4–11Ages
307Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124680URN

Lowry Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1UF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.8 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

108 applications for 42 places · 14th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 24 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
1 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Suffolk median (1.8) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

108 applications · 42 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	42	108	2.6	54	1.29
Sep 2025	45	105	2.3	46	1.02
Sep 2024	44	101	2.3	51	1.16
Sep 2023	45	108	2.4	49	1.09
Sep 2022	44	96	2.2	55	1.25
Sep 2021	45	100	2.2	56	1.24
Sep 2020	44	102	2.3	46	1.05
Sep 2019	45	86	1.9	46	1.02
Sep 2018	39	79	2.0	39	1.00
Sep 2017	45	84	1.9	47	1.04
Sep 2016	45	90	2.0	36	0.80
Sep 2015	40	76	1.9	37	0.93
Sep 2014	42	96	2.3	41	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 76% · Maths 76% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%176th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	49%	9%	102	105
2023/24	64%	11%	104	104
2022/23	62%	7%	104	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

Wood Ley Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Grace Cook Primary School
0.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place
Chilton Community Primary School
0.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cedars Park Community Primary School
2.4 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Combs Ford Primary School
2.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.0 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Crawford's Church of England Primary School
3.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124680 · 935/2923
Capacity: 315 pupils · 307 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Lowry Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1UF
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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