Woolpit Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Heath Road
Woolpit
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP30 9RU
Phone 01359240625
Reference Number 142566

Woolpit Primary Academy has shown overall good performance with outstanding leadership and management. The school promotes a happy and respectful environment, with strong behaviour management that allows for effective learning. Pupils engage in a diverse curriculum enriched with extracurricular activities and community involvement, contributing to their personal development and broader understanding of the world. However, the school faces challenges in depth of knowledge application in some subjects and parental involvement in supporting early reading.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 114
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.12%
Girls: 50.88%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 22.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 5 7 12
2 12 9 21
3 11 6 17
4 7 9 16
5 5 13 18
6 8 10 18

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.3%
White, Other 5.3%
Unclassified 4.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.8%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
African 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 12 Jul 2022
Date Report
12 Jul 2022 School inspection:
13 Nov 2018 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2016 Academy conversion letter
23 Mar 2015 Monitoring visit
Previously as Woolpit Community Primary School
23 Mar 2015 Monitoring visit
27 Nov 2014 Full inspection:
27 Nov 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
17 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
17 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
29 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
29 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
29 Oct 2001 Full inspection
29 Oct 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations of behaviour lead to calm classrooms.
  • Strong curriculum with well-sequenced knowledge and vocabulary.
  • Outstanding leadership effectively galvanizes the school community.
  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • Effective training for teachers enhances teaching strategies.

Areas for Improvement

  • Insufficient depth in applying new vocabulary and knowledge in some subjects.
  • Lack of parental support for children's reading development at home.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 29%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 101

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.9
Writing -1.7
Maths -0.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 1
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

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