Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124712URN

Aylmer Close, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

64 applications for 29 places · 30th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%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 · 29 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

64 applications · 29 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.1; 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	29	64	2.2	30	1.03
Sep 2025	24	61	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2024	30	74	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2023	30	69	2.3	28	0.93
Sep 2022	30	66	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2021	29	64	2.2	26	0.90
Sep 2020	30	57	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	63	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	57	1.9	33	1.10
Sep 2017	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2016	29	56	1.9	29	1.00
Sep 2015	30	75	2.5	41	1.37
Sep 2014	28	59	2.1	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 73% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%151st of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard62%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard19%

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	54%	8%	110	105
2023/24	71%	6%	107	105
2022/23	68%	4%	108	105

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

Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Sexton's Manor Primary School
3.9 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Howard Community Academy
4.0 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Abbeygate Sixth Form College
4.9 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected
Tollgate Primary School
4.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy
5.0 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Ickworth Park Primary School
5.5 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.8applications per place
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery
5.5 km · Suffolk

2026

2.0applications per place 39%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: 124712 · 935/3056
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 7.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Aylmer Close, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RT
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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