Free schools · Suffolk

The Pines Primary School

3–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145031URN

Manor Wood, Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8WL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

95 applications for 30 places · 3rd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 13 December 2022Ofsted'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
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

3.2applications per place, Reception

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

95 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

2026 3.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Suffolk median

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	30	95	3.2	38	1.27
Sep 2025	29	84	2.9	38	1.31
Sep 2024	30	85	2.8	45	1.50
Sep 2023	30	100	3.3	47	1.57
Sep 2022	30	80	2.7	50	1.67
Sep 2021	30	92	3.1	60	2.00
Sep 2020	30	75	2.5	50	1.67
Sep 2019	27	51	1.9	25	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 75% · Maths 71% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%110th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard7%

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	61%	7%	107	102
2023/24	41%	0%	104	100
2022/23	36%	0%	104	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

The Pines Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's CEVCP School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Kennett Primary School
3.3 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

3.7applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Academy
4.2 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Great Heath Academy
4.7 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
West Row Academy
6.1 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
6.3 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2022

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Beck Row Primary Academy
6.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Isleham Church of England Primary School
6.9 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 53%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145031 · 935/2210
Trust: Anglian Learning
Capacity: 210 pupils · 240 on roll
Free school meals: 5.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 3 September 2018
Address: Manor Wood, Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 8WL
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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