Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Hartest Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
42Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144215URN

The Row, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4DL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

7.5per place

5.7 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

15 applications for 2 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 5 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		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

7.5applications per place, Reception

5.7 above Suffolk median (1.8) 5.3 above England median (2.2)

15 applications · 2 places offered · 2 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 7.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 5.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 3.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 3.0; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Hartest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124701), 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	2	15	7.5	2	1.00
Sep 2025	5	11	2.2	5	1.00
Sep 2024	7	11	1.6	7	1.00
Sep 2023	2	11	5.5	2	1.00
Sep 2022	5	17	3.4	1	0.20
Sep 2021	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2020	4	12	3.0	4	1.00
Sep 2019	14	23	1.6	11	0.79
Sep 2018	10	18	1.8	10	1.00
Sep 2017 *	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2016 *	8	14	1.8	5	0.63
Sep 2015 *	8	12	1.5	7	0.88
Sep 2014 *	14	21	1.5	13	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 57% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%130th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	57%	0%	102	102
2023/24
2022/23	67%	0%	106	99

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

Hartest Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

7.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall
3.8 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Glemsford Primary Academy
4.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Cavendish Church of England Primary School
6.5 km · Suffolk

Special measures Inadequate2024

1.8applications per place
Cockfield Church of England Primary School
7.6 km · Suffolk

Good2020

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Long Melford Church of England Primary School
7.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School
8.3 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Lavenham Community Primary School
9.0 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.7applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Wickhambrook Primary Academy
9.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144215 · 935/2204
Trust: St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 42 on roll
Free school meals: 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Hartest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124701)
Address: The Row, Hartest, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 4DL
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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