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Bardwell Church of England Primary School

  • 5–11Ages
  • 54Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 143056URN

School Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
0.7 above Suffolk median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

15 applications for 6 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
43%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 8 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 23 June 2026
    Report card · 6 Expected standard
  2. 12 July 2022
    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
2.5applications per place, Reception
0.7 above Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

15 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
  2. 2025 5.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
  3. 2024 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
  5. 2022 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
  6. 2021 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
  7. 2020 4.7; Suffolk median median 1.7
  8. 2019 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
  9. 2018 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
  11. 2016 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
  12. 2015 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 9 of 10 years.
  • This school
  • Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Bardwell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124687), 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 20266152.561.00
Sep 20253175.720.67
Sep 20247233.371.00
Sep 20239161.891.00
Sep 20225132.651.00
Sep 20214133.341.00
Sep 20203144.731.00
Sep 201912242.080.67
Sep 20189202.270.78
Sep 201711211.960.55
Sep 2016 *11262.4100.91
Sep 2015 *12252.1100.83
Sep 2014 *12211.880.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 43% · Maths 71% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%191st of 223 in Suffolk
Reading
Expected standard71%
Higher standard0%
Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard43%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard71%
Higher standard14%
Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Suffolk median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2543%0%101100
2023/240%0%10094
2022/2340%0%10296

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

  • 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
143056 · 935/3002
Trust
The Tilian Partnership
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
105 pupils · 54 on roll
Free school meals
22.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 August 2016
Replaced
Bardwell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124687)
Address
School Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 1AD
Local authority
Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources