Community school · Suffolk

Sebert Wood Community Primary School

3–11Ages
374Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124682URN

Sebert Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7EG · 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

2.3per place

0.5 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

77 applications for 33 places · 19th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%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

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)

77 applications · 33 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.6; 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	33	77	2.3	32	0.97
Sep 2025	37	98	2.7	37	1.00
Sep 2024	51	106	2.1	51	1.00
Sep 2023	52	105	2.0	52	1.00
Sep 2022	49	108	2.2	47	0.96
Sep 2021	54	117	2.2	53	0.98
Sep 2020	52	102	2.0	52	1.00
Sep 2019	50	114	2.3	48	0.96
Sep 2018	59	117	2.0	56	0.95
Sep 2017	60	117	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2016	60	129	2.2	64	1.07
Sep 2015	59	147	2.5	73	1.24
Sep 2014	58	151	2.6	77	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 73% · Maths 87% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%67th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	68%	8%	106	106
2023/24	58%	3%	105	103
2022/23	51%	0%	106	103

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

Sebert Wood Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Abbots Green Primary Academy
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
1.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
2.5 km · Suffolk

2026

2.0applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy
2.6 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
2.8 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected
Tollgate Primary School
3.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 68%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: 124682 · 935/2925
Capacity: 420 pupils · 374 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Sebert Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7EG
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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