Stutton Church of England Primary School

Stutton Church of England Primary School is a small, caring and inclusive church primary school within the ASSET Education Trust. Pupils are happy, safe and behave well, and staff have high expectations from the early years. The school has a rich, ambitious curriculum in many subjects, strong phonics and reading provision, effective support for pupils with SEND, and a wide range of personal development opportunities. Attendance is prioritised and safeguarding is effective. The main area for improvement is that in a few subjects the most important knowledge pupils need to learn and remember is not identified clearly enough. As a result, teachers’ checks on learning are less effective in those subjects, some misconceptions are missed, and pupils can develop gaps in their knowledge. Overall, the school is performing well and has improved since its previous inspection, when it was judged to require improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy, safe and behave consistently well in calm, orderly classrooms
• The school has a rich, ambitious curriculum with logically organised knowledge in many subjects
• Reading and phonics are prioritised from Reception and implemented effectively
• Pupils with SEND are identified well and learn alongside their peers, making strong progress
• Attendance is a priority and leaders work effectively to remove barriers
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of clubs, visits and personal development opportunities
• Staff have high expectations and positive relationships with pupils
• Leadership is effective, mindful of staff workload and focused on improvement
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, the most important knowledge pupils need to learn and remember is not identified clearly
• Teachers’ checks on learning are less effective in some subjects, so misconceptions are not always spotted and pupils can develop gaps in knowledge

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 Stutton Church of England Primary School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Stutton Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 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 2025–26 Stutton Church of England Primary School had 15.4 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

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, 28.9% of pupils at Stutton Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

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 Stutton Church of England Primary School received £8,756 and spent £7,648 for each of its 75 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£563 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Asset Education, income was £7,219 and spending £6,496 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 Ipswich · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Stutton Church of England Primary School is part of Asset Education, which runs 16 schools. The nearest others:

• Shotley Community Primary School Ipswich
• Cliff Lane Primary School Ipswich
• The Oaks Primary School Ipswich
• St Helen's Primary School Ipswich
• The Beeches Community Primary School Ipswich
• Castle Hill Infant School Ipswich
• Castle Hill Junior School Ipswich
• Waldringfield Primary School Woodbridge
• Ringshall School Stowmarket
• Hollesley Primary School Woodbridge

What is Stutton Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Stutton Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025.

When was Stutton Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Stutton Church of England Primary School was last inspected in April 2025.

How many pupils does Stutton Church of England Primary School have?

Stutton Church of England Primary School has 76 pupils on roll.

What age range does Stutton Church of England Primary School cover?

Stutton Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Stutton Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Stutton Church of England Primary School?

Stutton Church of England Primary School is at Holbrook Road, Stutton, Ipswich, IP9 2RY.