What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Full 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 entryFaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2024 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2021 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2018 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Suffolk median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 124763), the previous school.
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 * | 22 | 29 | 1.3 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 * | 22 | 37 | 1.7 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 23 | 36 | 1.6 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2022 * | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 25 | 44 | 1.8 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 46 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 19 | 26 | 1.4 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 23 | 33 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 22 | 37 | 1.7 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2016 * | 20 | 44 | 2.2 | 23 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2015 * | 20 | 38 | 1.9 | 16 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2014 * | 18 | 33 | 1.8 | 16 | 0.89 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good2023
- 0.6 km · SuffolkRemains Good20241.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · SuffolkRemains Good20223.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · SuffolkImproved significantly20251.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · SuffolkRemains Good20221.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · Suffolk20261.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- Graded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 3.7 km · SuffolkStandards maintained20241.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- Good20221.8applications 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
- 152142 · 935/3310
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils
- Opened
- 1 September 2026
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 124763)
- Address
- Beaconsfield Road, Sudbury, CO10 1JP
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources