Academy converter · Suffolk

Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
77Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149991URN

School Lane, Benhall, Saxmundham, IP17 1HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2013

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.9 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

15 applications for 4 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Sep 2023)

Before: Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School URN 124721 Good2013

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Suffolk median (1.8) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

15 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 3.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2022 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2021 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.8; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 4.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124721), 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	4	15	3.8	4	1.00
Sep 2025	10	25	2.5	9	0.90
Sep 2024	8	27	3.4	8	1.00
Sep 2023 *	9	23	2.6	9	1.00
Sep 2022 *	15	44	2.9	15	1.00
Sep 2021 *	15	46	3.1	18	1.20
Sep 2020 *	15	39	2.6	28	1.87
Sep 2019 *	16	44	2.8	16	1.00
Sep 2018 *	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2017 *	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2016 *	7	31	4.4	7	1.00
Sep 2015 *	13	31	2.4	13	1.00
Sep 2014 *	12	37	3.1	19	1.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 56% · Maths 78% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%142nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	0%	102	104
2023/24	50%	10%	100	100
2022/23	14%	0%	99	95

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

Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Saxmundham Primary School
2.2 km · Suffolk

Good2024

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

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Snape Primary School
3.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Coldfair Green Community Primary School
5.3 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Leiston Primary School
6.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy
7.6 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Middleton Community Primary School
7.9 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Rendlesham Primary School
9.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149991 · 935/3076
Trust: All Saints Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 77 on roll
Free school meals: 39.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2023
Replaced: Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124721)
Address: School Lane, Benhall, Saxmundham, IP17 1HE
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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