Academy converter · Suffolk

Combs Ford Primary School

4–11Ages
299Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147880URN

Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

61 applications for 33 places · 65th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

61 applications · 33 places offered · 30 named it first

2026 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Combs Ford Primary School (URN 124576), 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	33	61	1.9	30	0.91
Sep 2025	30	69	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2024	38	76	2.0	35	0.92
Sep 2023	46	86	1.9	45	0.98
Sep 2022	50	91	1.8	48	0.96
Sep 2021	59	101	1.7	56	0.95
Sep 2020 *	57	102	1.8	58	1.02
Sep 2019 *	51	94	1.8	45	0.88
Sep 2018 *	60	101	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2017 *	49	87	1.8	46	0.94
Sep 2016 *	60	112	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2015 *	55	91	1.7	50	0.91
Sep 2014 *	58	83	1.4	56	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 57% · Maths 62% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%179th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	47%	3%	103	101
2023/24	48%	8%	104	102
2022/23	53%	4%	105	103

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

Combs Ford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.4 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
1.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Cedars Park Community Primary School
1.6 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Chilton Community Primary School
1.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Wood Ley Community Primary School
2.4 km · Suffolk

2026

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Grace Cook Primary School
2.9 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place
Freeman Community Primary School
3.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 50%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147880 · 935/2070
Trust: The Children's Endeavour Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 299 on roll
Free school meals: 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2020
Replaced: Combs Ford Primary School (URN 124576)
Address: Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PN
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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