Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Long Melford Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
143147URN

Cordell Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

39 applications for 26 places · 115th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Dec 2024

Inspection history

11 December 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 July 2019
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

39 applications · 26 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Long Melford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124707), 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	26	39	1.5	22	0.85
Sep 2025	22	39	1.8	21	0.95
Sep 2024	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2023	28	55	2.0	27	0.96
Sep 2022	24	38	1.6	23	0.96
Sep 2021	30	43	1.4	30	1.00
Sep 2020	29	46	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2019	29	39	1.3	26	0.90
Sep 2018	22	30	1.4	22	1.00
Sep 2017	20	28	1.4	19	0.95
Sep 2016 *	12	27	2.3	11	0.92
Sep 2015 *	30	59	2.0	31	1.03
Sep 2014 *	30	56	1.9	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 87% · Maths 70% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%112th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	60%	7%	106	103
2023/24	61%	7%	107	105
2022/23	68%	14%	108	109

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

Long Melford Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Woodhall Primary School
2.9 km · Suffolk

Improved significantly2025

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury
3.4 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
3.7 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.5 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Glemsford Primary Academy
4.8 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Pot Kiln Primary School
4.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143147 · 935/2155
Trust: St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Long Melford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124707)
Address: Cordell Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9ED
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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