Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
108Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124732URN

High Road, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, IP14 3AQ · 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

1.8per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

31 applications for 17 places · 69th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

29 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good
29 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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)

31 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.6; 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	17	31	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2025	13	21	1.6	12	0.92
Sep 2024	13	29	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2023	9	18	2.0	9	1.00
Sep 2022	20	32	1.6	21	1.05
Sep 2021	20	41	2.1	24	1.20
Sep 2020	20	40	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2019	19	47	2.5	18	0.95
Sep 2018	16	27	1.7	16	1.00
Sep 2017	19	36	1.9	24	1.26
Sep 2016	20	42	2.1	23	1.15
Sep 2015	30	50	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2014	14	22	1.6	14	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%165th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	0%	105	101
2023/24	47%	6%	103	99
2022/23	67%	11%	108	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 Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Wood Ley Community Primary School
3.0 km · Suffolk

2026

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Grace Cook Primary School
3.3 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
3.4 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Chilton Community Primary School
3.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy
4.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Combs Ford Primary School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.3 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Crawford's Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 62%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: 124732 · 935/3090
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 150 pupils · 108 on roll
Free school meals: 12.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: High Road, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, IP14 3AQ
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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