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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 12 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 124719
- 10 July 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 124719
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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 entry8 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
- 2025 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2024 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2021 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 5.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Suffolk median
Dashed bars: as Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124719), 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 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 9 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2018 * | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Bawdsey Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.0applications per place
- 4.6 km · SuffolkRequires improvement20221.4applications per place
- 5.1 km · SuffolkRemains Good20243.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 5.7 km · SuffolkRemains Good2022
- 6.4 km · SuffolkRemains Good20231.4applications per place
- 7.1 km · Suffolk20261.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
- 7.4 km · SuffolkRemains Good20232.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 7.5 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
- 7.9 km · SuffolkGood20221.7applications per place 57%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
- 151557 · 935/3074
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 58 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 124719)
- Address
- School Lane, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, IP12 3AR
- Local authority
- Suffolk · East Suffolk
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources