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Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury CO10 0RR · greatwaldingfield.suffolk.sch.uk · 01787 374055
On the mapSearch near CO10 0RR
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 203
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 27 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 4% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼4% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 79
- 41% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (13%) with SEND