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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge

Primary Ages 4-11 198 pupils Woodbridge
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge is an academy converter in Woodbridge for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 198 pupils on roll. In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Burkitt Road
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP12 4JJ
Phone 01394383649
Reference Number 142598

General Makeup

Number of pupils 198
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.98%
Girls: 52.02%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 12 24
2 13 16 29
3 20 9 29
4 13 18 31
5 11 15 26
6 13 17 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84.8%
White, Other 4%
Mixed, Other 3.5%
White & Asian 2.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Caribbean 1%
White & Black (African) 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date 09 Jul 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
09 Jul 2024 School inspection
02 Oct 2018 Short inspection
06 Feb 2016 Academy conversion letter
19 Sep 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Woodbridge
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
06 Dec 2007 Full inspection:
13 Oct 2003 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14%

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 106
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.8
Writing -0.1
Maths 1.3

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 24 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge had 194 pupils for 210 places. 16 places (7.6%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Woodbridge Primary” planning area

Suffolk counted 221 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 167 in 2029–30, down 24%.

201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210210210210
Pupils 208209208195199196196199194
Unfilled 1.0%0.5%1.0%7.1%5.2%6.7%6.7%5.2%7.6%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 4.2%4.3%2.8%2.9%5.9%4.5%3.3%3.3%
Unauthorised absence 0.0%0.1%0.9%0.6%0.9%1.2%1.0%0.8%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.6%0.6%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.50.01.00.51.01.01.00.51.5
Permanent exclusions 000000000

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 13.814.015.513.913.513.113.715.212.510.7
Teachers who left state teaching 23.1%24.4%2.5%17.1%0.0%22.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 45.5%45.5%81.8%–33.3%77.8%80.0%70.0%60.0%–
Sick days per teacher 0.86.82.1–0.717.63.05.15.5–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.1% of pupils at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 11 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 5 5
No specialist assessment of need 8 0
Social, emotional and mental health 3 1
Other difficulty or disability 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge received £6,238 and spent £6,369 for each of its 196 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £48,000 (-£246 per pupil).

Across all 21 schools of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,618 and spending £7,433 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £141,000£129,000£94,000£89,000£23,000-£46,000-£48,000
per pupil £730£647£479£447£114-£237-£246
In-year balance £70,000£449,000-£36,000£14,000-£71,000-£83,000-£26,000
per pupil £360£2,257-£181£70-£356-£426-£131

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
Kyson Primary School
Peterhouse Crescent, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4HX
0.51 miles
Woodbridge Primary School
Wilkinson Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1SS
0.62 miles
Melton Primary School
Melton Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1PG
1.2 miles
Martlesham Primary Academy
Black Tiles Lane, Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4SS
2.18 miles
Bealings School
Sandy Lane, Little Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6LW
2.44 miles
Grundisburgh Primary School
Alice Driver Road, Grundisburgh, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6XH
2.76 miles
Birchwood Primary School
Valiant Road, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3SP
2.88 miles
Gorseland Primary School
Deben Avenue, Martlesham Heath, Gorseland, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3QR
2.89 miles
Waldringfield Primary School
Cliff Road, Waldringfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4QL
3.06 miles
Sandlings Primary School
Easton Road, Sutton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3TD
3.4 miles
Eyke Church of England Primary School
The Street, Eyke, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2QW
3.49 miles
Heath Primary School, Kesgrave
Bell Lane, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 1JG
3.81 miles
Cedarwood Primary School
Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2ES
3.82 miles
Wickham Market Primary School
Dallinghoo Road, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0RP
4.59 miles
Charsfield Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Charsfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7QB
4.6 miles
Bucklesham Primary School
Main Road, Bucklesham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0AX
4.68 miles
Name Distance
Woodbridge School
Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4JH
0.19 miles
Farlingaye High School
Ransom Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4JX
0.38 miles
Kesgrave High School
Main Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2PB
3.29 miles

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How many pupils does St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge have?

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge has 198 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge cover?

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge?

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge is at Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4JJ.

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