Academy converter · Suffolk

Woolpit Primary Academy

5–11Ages
123Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142566URN

Heath Road, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.3 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

36 applications for 17 places · 36th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

29%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 · 12 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

36 applications · 17 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 3.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 3.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Woolpit Community Primary School (URN 124549), 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	17	36	2.1	11	0.65
Sep 2025	24	51	2.1	23	0.96
Sep 2024	18	39	2.2	15	0.83
Sep 2023	10	37	3.7	10	1.00
Sep 2022	18	37	2.1	16	0.89
Sep 2021	7	16	2.3	7	1.00
Sep 2020	11	17	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2019	11	20	1.8	11	1.00
Sep 2018	21	40	1.9	21	1.00
Sep 2017	22	42	1.9	21	0.95
Sep 2016	29	44	1.5	27	0.93
Sep 2015 *	13	42	3.2	13	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	51	1.7	19	0.63

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 53% · Maths 47% → all three 29% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard29%218th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

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Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	29%	6%	102	101
2023/24	33%	0%	101	98
2022/23	53%	0%	105	101

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

Woolpit Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Elmswell Community Primary School
2.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy
3.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Thurston Church of England Primary Academy
4.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Norton CEVC Primary School
4.2 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Crawford's Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.7 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Grace Cook Primary School
6.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place
Wood Ley Community Primary School
6.4 km · Suffolk

2026

2.6applications per place 49%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142566 · 935/2031
Trust: Eastern Education Group Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 123 on roll
Free school meals: 39.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2016
Replaced: Woolpit Community Primary School (URN 124549)
Address: Heath Road, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9RU
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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