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Ixworth Church of England Primary School

  • 2–11Ages
  • 163Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 145234URN

Crown Lane, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

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

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.1per place
0.3 above Suffolk median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

45 applications for 21 places · 35th of 165 in Suffolk
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
40%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 17 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 yearsExpected standard
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. 14 July 2026
    Report card · 7 Expected standard
  2. 17 May 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
2.1applications per place, Reception
0.3 above Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

45 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
  2. 2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
  3. 2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
  4. 2023 3.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
  5. 2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
  6. 2021 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
  7. 2020 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.7
  8. 2019 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
  11. 2016 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
  12. 2015 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
  13. 2014 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
  • This school
  • Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Ixworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124704), 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 202621452.1211.00
Sep 202523371.6220.96
Sep 202420331.7201.00
Sep 202310303.0101.00
Sep 202213201.5131.00
Sep 202111232.1111.00
Sep 202019201.1160.84
Sep 201914241.7141.00
Sep 201820351.8190.95
Sep 2017 *28481.7230.82
Sep 2016 *23431.9200.87
Sep 2015 *25411.6210.84
Sep 2014 *29551.9321.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 40% · Maths 85% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%200th of 223 in Suffolk
Reading
Expected standard80%
Higher standard35%
Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard40%
Greater depth0%
Maths
Expected standard85%
Higher standard25%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Suffolk median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2540%0%107106
2023/2452%0%105100
2022/2348%0%104101

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 sponsor led
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
145234 · 935/2212
Trust
The Tilian Partnership
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
236 pupils · 163 on roll
Free school meals
29.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 December 2017
Replaced
Ixworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124704)
Address
Crown Lane, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2EL
Local authority
Suffolk · West Suffolk

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