St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge
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% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 14% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -0.1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 1.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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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.
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 24 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 10 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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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%.
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 208 | 209 | 208 | 195 | 199 | 196 | 196 | 199 | 194 |
| 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
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 13.8 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 12.5 | 10.7 |
| 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 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 2.1 | – | 0.7 | 17.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | – |
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
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Kyson Primary School
Peterhouse Crescent, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4HX |
0.51 miles |
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Woodbridge Primary School
Wilkinson Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1SS |
0.62 miles |
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Melton Primary School
Melton Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1PG |
1.2 miles |
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Martlesham Primary Academy
Black Tiles Lane, Martlesham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4SS |
2.18 miles |
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Bealings School
Sandy Lane, Little Bealings, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6LW |
2.44 miles |
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Grundisburgh Primary School
Alice Driver Road, Grundisburgh, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 6XH |
2.76 miles |
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Birchwood Primary School
Valiant Road, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3SP |
2.88 miles |
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Gorseland Primary School
Deben Avenue, Martlesham Heath, Gorseland, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 3QR |
2.89 miles |
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Waldringfield Primary School
Cliff Road, Waldringfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4QL |
3.06 miles |
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Sandlings Primary School
Easton Road, Sutton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3TD |
3.4 miles |
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Eyke Church of England Primary School
The Street, Eyke, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2QW |
3.49 miles |
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Heath Primary School, Kesgrave
Bell Lane, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 1JG |
3.81 miles |
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Cedarwood Primary School
Wilkinson Drive, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2ES |
3.82 miles |
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Wickham Market Primary School
Dallinghoo Road, Wickham Market, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0RP |
4.59 miles |
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Charsfield Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Charsfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7QB |
4.6 miles |
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Bucklesham Primary School
Main Road, Bucklesham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP10 0AX |
4.68 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Woodbridge School
Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4JH |
0.19 miles |
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Farlingaye High School
Ransom Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4JX |
0.38 miles |
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Kesgrave High School
Main Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP5 2PB |
3.29 miles |
All schools in Woodbridge · Suffolk local authority: places and applications
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge is part of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:
- Eyke Church of England Primary School Woodbridge
- Nacton Church of England Primary School Ipswich
- Morland Church of England Primary School Ipswich
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich
- Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School Ipswich
- Sproughton Church of England Primary School Ipswich
- Bedfield Church of England Primary School Woodbridge
- Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School Ipswich
- Elmsett Church of England Primary School Ipswich
- Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School Stowmarket
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.