Voluntary aided school · Suffolk

Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
177Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140623URN

Lavenham Way, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

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

80%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

Inspection history

11 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
4 June 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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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 · 23 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 0.5; 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	47	1.9	23	0.92
Sep 2025	28	46	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2024	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2023	21	56	2.7	21	1.00
Sep 2022	17	40	2.4	16	0.94
Sep 2021	25	55	2.2	24	0.96
Sep 2020	27	44	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2019	15	30	2.0	14	0.93
Sep 2018	17	39	2.3	17	1.00
Sep 2017	23	50	2.2	22	0.96
Sep 2016	27	48	1.8	22	0.81
Sep 2015	16	45	2.8	14	0.88
Sep 2014	10	5	0.5	5	0.50

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%16th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	80%	15%	107	107
2023/24	77%	12%	107	106
2022/23	73%	13%	106	106

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

Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Combs Ford Primary School
0.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cedars Park Community Primary School
1.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chilton Community Primary School
2.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wood Ley Community Primary School
2.8 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
Freeman Community Primary School
3.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Bosmere Community Primary School
4.0 km · Suffolk

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140623 · 935/2016
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 177 on roll
Free school meals: 21.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Lavenham Way, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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