Academy converter · Suffolk

Saxmundham Primary School

3–11Ages
252Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146494URN

Brook Farm Road, Saxmundham, IP17 1XQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.7 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

29 applications for 25 places · 160th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 23 April 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
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

23 April 2024
Graded inspection: Good
20 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Suffolk median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 25 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.1; 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 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.5; 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 Saxmundham Primary School (URN 124605), 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	25	29	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2025	33	46	1.4	32	0.97
Sep 2024	30	40	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2023	32	41	1.3	32	1.00
Sep 2022	26	33	1.3	24	0.92
Sep 2021	38	51	1.3	33	0.87
Sep 2020	34	38	1.1	31	0.91
Sep 2019	24	34	1.4	24	1.00
Sep 2018 *	25	35	1.4	24	0.96
Sep 2017 *	30	44	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2016 *	33	48	1.5	33	1.00
Sep 2015 *	37	53	1.4	36	0.97
Sep 2014 *	40	53	1.3	36	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 79% · Maths 77% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%96th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	63%	5%	105	105
2023/24	48%	0%	104	103
2022/23	59%	2%	104	104

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

Saxmundham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
0.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Not yet inspected

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Snape Primary School
5.3 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy
5.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Coldfair Green Community Primary School
6.2 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Middleton Community Primary School
6.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Leiston Primary School
7.0 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
9.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146494 · 935/2106
Trust: East Anglian Schools Trust Ltd
Capacity: 315 pupils · 252 on roll
Free school meals: 40.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Saxmundham Primary School (URN 124605)
Address: Brook Farm Road, Saxmundham, IP17 1XQ
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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