Middleton Community Primary School

Middleton Community Primary School has been rated as good overall, marking a positive start for a school that has not been inspected before. The school has established a welcoming atmosphere where pupils demonstrate eagerness to learn and exhibit positive behavior. Reading, writing, and mathematics are prioritized, with most pupils showing confidence in these areas. There is also a strong emphasis on spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development, contributing to a holistic education.

Strengths

• Pupils are polite, eager to learn, and excited to engage with visitors.
• Reading is a high priority, with younger pupils learning to read quickly.
• Enthusiastic involvement in after-school clubs and outdoor learning.
• Most parents are very positive about the school’s work.
• Pupils show good opportunities for leadership through jobs like prefects and school council members.

Areas for Improvement

• The curriculum is not yet consistently well planned and sequenced in all subjects.
• Teachers could make better use of teaching assistants' support in lessons.

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 2023–24 pupils at Middleton Community Primary School attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.5%). 35.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 14.6%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

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 2023–24, 0.0% of pupils at Middleton Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.0%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

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 2023–24 Middleton Community Primary School had 15.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.8). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 71.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 17.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

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 2023–24 Middleton Community Primary School received £11,004 and spent £11,384 for each of its 32 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £25,000 (-£793 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Consortium Trust, income was £13,894 and spending £14,992 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

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.

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All schools in Saxmundham · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Middleton Community Primary School is part of Consortium Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:

• Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy Saxmundham
• Southwold Primary School Southwold
• Rendlesham Primary School Woodbridge
• Mendham Primary School Harleston
• Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School Beccles
• Warren School Lowestoft
• Helmingham Primary School and Nursery Stowmarket
• St Edmund's Primary School Eye
• Glebeland Community Primary School Beccles
• Henley Primary School Ipswich

What is Middleton Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Middleton Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Middleton Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Middleton Community Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Middleton Community Primary School have?

Middleton Community Primary School has 16 pupils on roll.

What age range does Middleton Community Primary School cover?

Middleton Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Middleton Community Primary School?

Middleton Community Primary School is at Rectory Road, Middleton, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 3NW.