Community school · Suffolk

Sandlings Primary School

5–11Ages
82Pupils
PrimaryPhase
124685URN

Easton Road, Sutton, Woodbridge, IP12 3TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.7 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

22 applications for 19 places · 160th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

The graded inspection, 11 March 2020Ofsted'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 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 March 2020
Graded inspection: 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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Suffolk median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 0.9; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 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	19	22	1.2	19	1.00
Sep 2025	8	12	1.5	9	1.13
Sep 2024	12	16	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2023	10	10	1.0	10	1.00
Sep 2022	11	12	1.1	10	0.91
Sep 2021	12	16	1.3	10	0.83
Sep 2020	15	14	0.9	14	0.93
Sep 2019	5	5	1.0	5	1.00
Sep 2018	13	15	1.2	13	1.00
Sep 2017	12	13	1.1	12	1.00
Sep 2016	24	25	1.0	24	1.00
Sep 2015	16	19	1.2	16	1.00
Sep 2014	24	26	1.1	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 82% · Maths 73% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%40th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	73%	18%	105	102
2023/24	71%	0%	108	104
2022/23	36%	0%	102	102

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

Sandlings Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Eyke Church of England Primary School
3.6 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Melton Primary School
4.4 km · Suffolk

2026

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Woodbridge Primary School
4.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Hollesley Primary School
5.1 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2022

1.4applications per place
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge
5.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Waldringfield Primary School
5.5 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2023

3.7applications per place
Rendlesham Primary School
5.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Kyson Primary School
6.0 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place

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: 124685 · 935/2928
Capacity: 266 pupils · 82 on roll
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Easton Road, Sutton, Woodbridge, IP12 3TD
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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