Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
236Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124723URN

Duckamere, Bramford, Ipswich, IP8 4AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

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

78 applications for 44 places · 78th 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

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 October 2012
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

78 applications · 44 places offered · 39 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 12 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	44	78	1.8	39	0.89
Sep 2025	45	88	2.0	47	1.04
Sep 2024	38	70	1.8	33	0.87
Sep 2023	33	69	2.1	33	1.00
Sep 2022	26	58	2.2	26	1.00
Sep 2021	29	60	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2020	28	59	2.1	26	0.93
Sep 2019	30	59	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2018	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	65	2.2	28	0.93
Sep 2016	30	60	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2015	30	65	2.2	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	70	2.3	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 68% · Maths 68% → 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 standard61%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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%	0%	102	100
2023/24	40%	0%	102	101
2022/23	50%	3%	104	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

Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Sproughton Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

3.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Community Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
The Beeches Community Primary School
2.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Pancras Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
2.5 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place
Springfield Junior School
2.7 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

49%met the SATs standard
Handford Hall Primary School
3.1 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Infant School
3.2 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place

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: 124723 · 935/3078
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 300 pupils · 236 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Duckamere, Bramford, Ipswich, IP8 4AH
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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