Academy converter · Suffolk

Abbot's Hall Community Primary School

4–11Ages
366Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147933URN

Danescourt Avenue, Stowmarket, IP14 1QF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

125 applications for 58 places · 34th 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

Graded GoodJan 2018

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
31 January 2018
Graded inspection: Good · as Abbot's Hall Community Primary School, URN 124631

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

125 applications · 58 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 6 of 6 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Abbot's Hall Community Primary School (URN 124631), 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	58	125	2.2	53	0.91
Sep 2025	49	98	2.0	43	0.88
Sep 2024	40	94	2.4	36	0.90
Sep 2023	39	104	2.7	37	0.95
Sep 2022	55	110	2.0	49	0.89
Sep 2021	57	134	2.4	50	0.88
Sep 2020 *	59	120	2.0	65	1.10
Sep 2019 *	59	124	2.1	55	0.93
Sep 2018 *	53	117	2.2	51	0.96
Sep 2017 *	54	115	2.1	51	0.94
Sep 2016 *	60	165	2.8	79	1.32
Sep 2015 *	59	128	2.2	60	1.02
Sep 2014 *	59	148	2.5	56	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 71% · Maths 78% → 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 standard81%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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%	14%	108	106
2023/24	69%	7%	106	105
2022/23	64%	14%	106	105

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

Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Chilton Community Primary School
0.7 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Combs Ford Primary School
1.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Wood Ley Community Primary School
1.3 km · Suffolk

2026

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Cedars Park Community Primary School
1.7 km · Suffolk

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2022

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147933 · 935/2138
Trust: The Children's Endeavour Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 366 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2020
Replaced: Abbot's Hall Community Primary School (URN 124631)
Address: Danescourt Avenue, Stowmarket, IP14 1QF
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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