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Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • 5–11Ages
  • 44Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 124718URN

Rectory Road, Whatfield, Ipswich, IP7 6QU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.5per place
1.7 above Suffolk median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

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14 applications for 4 places

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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
3.5applications per place, Reception
1.7 above Suffolk median (1.8) 1.3 above England median (2.2)

14 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 3.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
  2. 2025 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
  3. 2024 7.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
  4. 2023 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
  5. 2022 5.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
  6. 2021 3.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
  7. 2020 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.7
  8. 2019 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
  11. 2016 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
  12. 2015 4.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
  13. 2014 1.5; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20264143.541.00
Sep 20257131.971.00
Sep 20242147.021.00
Sep 20234102.541.00
Sep 20223165.331.00
Sep 20215193.851.00
Sep 202011252.3111.00
Sep 20199252.891.00
Sep 201810151.5101.00
Sep 201711151.4111.00
Sep 20164133.341.00
Sep 2015284.021.00
Sep 2014691.561.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

  • This school
  • Suffolk median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/25
2023/2433%0%108100
2022/2314%0%9694

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

  • 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
124718 · 935/3066
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
56 pupils · 44 on roll
Free school meals
29.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Rectory Road, Whatfield, Ipswich, IP7 6QU
Local authority
Suffolk · Babergh

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