Academy converter · Suffolk

Sproughton Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
103Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142595URN

Church Lane, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.4 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

45 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

87%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

4 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
13 November 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Sproughton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 124752

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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

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Suffolk median (1.8) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

45 applications · 14 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 3.4; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 3.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Sproughton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124752), 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	14	45	3.2	22	1.57
Sep 2025	15	49	3.3	19	1.27
Sep 2024	15	47	3.1	19	1.27
Sep 2023	12	33	2.8	12	1.00
Sep 2022	15	50	3.3	19	1.27
Sep 2021	15	42	2.8	16	1.07
Sep 2020	15	51	3.4	19	1.27
Sep 2019	15	38	2.5	12	0.80
Sep 2018	15	37	2.5	13	0.87
Sep 2017	15	43	2.9	16	1.07
Sep 2016 *	15	54	3.6	19	1.27
Sep 2015 *	15	44	2.9	15	1.00
Sep 2014 *	15	45	3.0	21	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

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

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard87%4th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	87%	7%	108	108
2023/24	63%	19%	108	106
2022/23	62%	15%	108	103

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

Sproughton Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

3.2applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
One Sixth Form College
1.9 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected
Sprites Primary Academy
1.9 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Primary School
2.0 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Community Primary School
2.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
2.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place
Ranelagh Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Springfield Junior School
2.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

49%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142595 · 935/3115
Trust: St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 103 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2016
Replaced: Sproughton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124752)
Address: Church Lane, Sproughton, Ipswich, IP8 3BB
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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