Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
166Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124735URN

Carlton Road, Kelsale, Saxmundham, IP17 2NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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32 applications for 24 places · 148th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2022

Inspection history

29 September 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 June 2013
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

32 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	24	32	1.3	22	0.92
Sep 2025	23	47	2.0	27	1.17
Sep 2024	24	44	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2023	14	34	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2022	22	37	1.7	23	1.05
Sep 2021	24	64	2.7	29	1.21
Sep 2020	25	37	1.5	19	0.76
Sep 2019	22	36	1.6	22	1.00
Sep 2018	23	47	2.0	27	1.17
Sep 2017	19	45	2.4	19	1.00
Sep 2016	21	49	2.3	21	1.00
Sep 2015	20	41	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2014	18	41	2.3	15	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 85% · Maths 85% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%23rd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	78%	4%	105	106
2023/24	60%	0%	103	105
2022/23	74%	4%	106	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

Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Saxmundham Primary School
0.9 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy
4.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Middleton Community Primary School
5.6 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Snape Primary School
6.0 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Coldfair Green Community Primary School
6.3 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Leiston Primary School
6.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Bramfield Church of England Primary School
9.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124735 · 935/3093
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 166 pupils · 166 on roll
Free school meals: 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Carlton Road, Kelsale, Saxmundham, IP17 2NP
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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