Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124709URN

School Road, Moulton, Newmarket, CB8 8PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

56 applications for 30 places · 58th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

13 December 2022
Graded inspection: Outstanding
6 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.2; 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	30	56	1.9	26	0.87
Sep 2025	30	72	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	77	2.6	36	1.20
Sep 2023	29	72	2.5	37	1.28
Sep 2022	29	70	2.4	33	1.14
Sep 2021	28	80	2.9	42	1.50
Sep 2020	29	63	2.2	30	1.03
Sep 2019	29	75	2.6	37	1.28
Sep 2018	28	69	2.5	33	1.18
Sep 2017	28	71	2.5	33	1.18
Sep 2016	30	69	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2015	28	92	3.3	41	1.46
Sep 2014	25	54	2.2	22	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%9th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth37%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	83%	27%	111	110
2023/24	73%	30%	108	109
2022/23	83%	35%	113	111

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

Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Kennett Primary School
3.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Cheveley CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket
5.0 km · Suffolk

Good2022

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Louis Catholic Academy
5.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ditton Lodge Primary School
5.4 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's CEVCP School
5.6 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
6.0 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
The Pines Primary School
6.3 km · Suffolk

Good2022

3.2applications per place 61%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124709 · 935/3048
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Road, Moulton, Newmarket, CB8 8PR
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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