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Kingsfleet Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Ferry Road, Felixstowe IP11 9LY · kingsfleetprimaryschool.co.uk · 01394 277897

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
52%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
185
88% of 210 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
20%
First language not English
5.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 34 (Places 30)34September 2023: 24 (Places 24)24September 2024: 34 (Places 30)34September 2025: 29 (Places 30)29September 2026: 23 (Places 23)23Places 23
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202623231100%
September 2025Sept 202530291100%
September 2024Sept 202430341.1▲88%
September 2023Sept 202324241100%
September 2022Sept 202230341.1▲88%

Results

In 2024/25, 52% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 54% (England 53%)54%2016/17: 41% (England 61%)41%2017/18: 52% (England 64%)52%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 66% (England 60%)66%2023/24: 29% (England 61%)29%2024/25: 52% (England 62%)52%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Kingsfleet Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
14 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2019Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
86%
Replies
42
21% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school●91% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe●88% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼80% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●86% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼76% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼72% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼24% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●70% agreeEngland 68%

based on 10 parents (24%) with SEND

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