Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124699URN

Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

53 applications for 30 places · 78th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 5 April 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	30	53	1.8	27	0.90
Sep 2025	30	63	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2024	29	61	2.1	33	1.14
Sep 2023	30	65	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2022	29	57	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2021	26	48	1.9	23	0.88
Sep 2020	30	55	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2019	27	45	1.7	25	0.93
Sep 2018	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2017	26	49	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2016	20	42	2.1	18	0.90
Sep 2015	18	25	1.4	13	0.72
Sep 2014	20	45	2.3	24	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 65% · Maths 87% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%130th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	57%	4%	106	106
2023/24	58%	0%	103	106
2022/23	65%	8%	106	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

Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Woodhall Primary School
3.1 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Pot Kiln Primary School
3.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury
3.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Wells Hall Primary School
3.7 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
3.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Long Melford Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124699 · 935/3027
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0RR
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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