Combs Ford Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Glemsford Road
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 2PN
Phone 01449613112
Reference Number 147880

General Makeup

Number of pupils 361
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 47.65%
Girls: 52.35%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 24
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 27.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 24 23 47
2 24 27 51
3 26 24 50
4 27 33 60
5 27 31 58
6 21 28 49

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.3%
White, Other 3.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.4%
Unclassified 1.1%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2020-04-08
Date Description Report
2020-04-08 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2016-04-20 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-03-28 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2011-07-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-02 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-06-28 Full inspection Full inspection
2016-04-20 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-03-28 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2011-07-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-02 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-06-28 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 53% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4% Unlock Unlock

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 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

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 -0.9 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.7 Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 27 3
Third Preference 14 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Lavenham Way, Combs, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2BZ
0.22 miles
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
Danescourt Avenue, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QF
0.71 miles
Cedars Park Community Primary School
Pintail Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5FP
1.02 miles
Chilton Community Primary School
Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1NN
1.11 miles
Wood Ley Community Primary School
Lowry Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1UF
1.52 miles
Grace Cook Primary School
Fuller Way, Chilton Leys, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1GG
1.82 miles
Freeman Community Primary School
Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4BQ
1.95 miles
Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
High Road, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3AQ
2.57 miles
Bosmere Community Primary School
Quinton Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8BP
2.66 miles
Creeting St Mary Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
All Saints Road, Creeting St Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 8NF
2.66 miles
Old Newton Church of England Primary School
School Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4PJ
3.04 miles
Crawford's Church of England Primary School
Green Road, Haughley, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3QZ
3.41 miles
Ringshall School
Offton Road, Ringshall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 2JD
3.8 miles
Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy
School Road, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP30 0SE
4.94 miles
Name Distance
Stowmarket High School
Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1QR
1.34 miles
Stowupland High School
Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4BQ
1.71 miles
Finborough School
The Hall, Stowmarket, IP14 3EF
2.44 miles
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