Academy converter · Suffolk

Claydon Primary School

3–11Ages
509Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146021URN

Lancaster Way, Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

85 applications for 64 places · 148th of 165 in Suffolk

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 · 18 October 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

85 applications · 64 places offered · 63 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Claydon Primary School (URN 124575), 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	64	85	1.3	63	0.98
Sep 2025	70	97	1.4	63	0.90
Sep 2024	75	114	1.5	75	1.00
Sep 2023	64	87	1.4	63	0.98
Sep 2022	59	97	1.6	57	0.97
Sep 2021	73	97	1.3	72	0.99
Sep 2020	61	81	1.3	58	0.95
Sep 2019	75	103	1.4	72	0.96
Sep 2018 *	60	84	1.4	59	0.98
Sep 2017 *	60	80	1.3	59	0.98
Sep 2016 *	53	75	1.4	44	0.83
Sep 2015 *	58	80	1.4	55	0.95
Sep 2014 *	45	58	1.3	44	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 67% · Maths 73% → 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 standard78%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	3%	105	104
2023/24	63%	10%	106	105
2022/23	64%	8%	105	106

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

Claydon Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Henley Primary School
3.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Beeches Community Primary School
3.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Pancras Catholic Primary School
3.4 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Infant School
3.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place
Castle Hill Junior School
3.5 km · Suffolk

Good2024

57%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Community Primary School
3.7 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Dale Hall Community Primary School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2019

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146021 · 935/2069
Trust: Penrose Learning Trust
Capacity: 521 pupils · 509 on roll
Free school meals: 17.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Claydon Primary School (URN 124575)
Address: Lancaster Way, Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0DX
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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