Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Shotley Community Primary School

4–11Ages
81Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146271URN

Main Road, Shotley, Ipswich, IP9 1NR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

14 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

9%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 · 24 January 2023Ofsted'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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

14 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

2026 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.1; 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 Shotley Community Primary School (URN 124606), 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	10	14	1.4	10	1.00
Sep 2025	10	12	1.2	10	1.00
Sep 2024	16	21	1.3	16	1.00
Sep 2023	10	12	1.2	10	1.00
Sep 2022	17	23	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2021	16	18	1.1	16	1.00
Sep 2020	20	21	1.1	19	0.95
Sep 2019	18	18	1.0	18	1.00
Sep 2018 *	26	33	1.3	26	1.00
Sep 2017 *	17	22	1.3	17	1.00
Sep 2016 *	27	28	1.0	27	1.00
Sep 2015 *	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2014 *	18	20	1.1	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 9% · Maths 73% → all three 9% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard9%223rd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard9%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard14%

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	9%	0%	105	102
2023/24	52%	0%	103	103
2022/23	33%	4%	104	102

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

Shotley Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 9%met the SATs standard
The Mayflower Primary School
3.7 km · Essex

Good2022

1.7applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Spring Meadow Primary School & Nursery
3.8 km · Essex

Good2024

1.7applications per place
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Dovercourt
4.0 km · Essex

Good2024

2.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Harwich Community Primary School and Nursery
4.0 km · Essex

Good2023

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School
4.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
4.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery
4.4 km · Essex

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Trimley St Mary Primary School
4.6 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146271 · 935/2223
Trust: Asset Education
Capacity: 196 pupils · 81 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Shotley Community Primary School (URN 124606)
Address: Main Road, Shotley, Ipswich, IP9 1NR
Local authority: Suffolk · Babergh

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