Academy converter · Suffolk

Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy

5–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142547URN

School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

59 applications for 30 places · 47th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 11 of 11 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Great Barton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124697), the previous school.

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	30	59	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2025	23	52	2.3	23	1.00
Sep 2024	18	48	2.7	16	0.89
Sep 2023	25	52	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2022	26	64	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2021	28	57	2.0	25	0.89
Sep 2020	29	54	1.9	25	0.86
Sep 2019	27	59	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2018	31	75	2.4	40	1.29
Sep 2017	29	61	2.1	36	1.24
Sep 2016	30	83	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2015 *	30	72	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	88	2.9	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 80% · Maths 77% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%73rd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	67%	3%	105	105
2023/24	64%	18%	107	107
2022/23	70%	13%	108	108

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 Barton Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Abbots Green Primary Academy
2.9 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Sebert Wood Community Primary School
3.8 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Tollgate Primary School
4.7 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School
4.9 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Rougham Church of England Primary School
5.1 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
5.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy
5.2 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.6applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Hardwick Primary School
5.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142547 · 935/3025
Trust: The Tilian Partnership
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2016
Replaced: Great Barton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124697)
Address: School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 2RJ
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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