Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

3–11Ages
273Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124749URN

The Street, Capel St Mary, Ipswich, IP9 2EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

47 applications for 25 places · 56th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

The graded inspection, 10 March 2020Ofsted'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

8 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 March 2020
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

47 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 1 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	25	47	1.9	24	0.96
Sep 2025	45	64	1.4	46	1.02
Sep 2024	39	53	1.4	34	0.87
Sep 2023	34	46	1.4	34	1.00
Sep 2022	36	48	1.3	33	0.92
Sep 2021	35	47	1.3	34	0.97
Sep 2020	32	50	1.6	29	0.91
Sep 2019	39	52	1.3	36	0.92
Sep 2018	40	53	1.3	37	0.93
Sep 2017	33	45	1.4	32	0.97
Sep 2016	27	37	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2015	43	50	1.2	43	1.00
Sep 2014	28	38	1.4	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 79% · Maths 68% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%96th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	63%	5%	106	102
2023/24	49%	0%	104	103
2022/23	53%	13%	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

Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
2.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

6.3applications per place
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.9 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Copdock Primary School
4.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Outstanding2023

3.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.7 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Brooklands Primary School
4.9 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Stratford St Mary Primary School
6.1 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
One Sixth Form College
6.1 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124749 · 935/3112
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 273 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Street, Capel St Mary, Ipswich, IP9 2EG
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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