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Clare Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy

Erbury Place, Clare, Sudbury CO10 8PZ · clareprimary.org · 01787 277423

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
Key stage 2, 2024/25
50%
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
199
95% of 210 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
18.6%
First language not English
0%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 27 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: 27 (Places 28)27September 2023: 27 (Places 27)27September 2024: 22 (Places 24)22September 2025: 28 (Places 28)28September 2026: 25 (Places 27)25Places 27
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202627250.9100%
September 2025Sept 202528281100%
September 2024Sept 202424220.9100%
September 2023Sept 202327271100%
September 2022Sept 202228271100%

Results

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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: 53% (England 53%)53%2016/17: 45% (England 61%)45%2017/18: 63% (England 64%)63%2018/19: 59% (England 65%)59%2022/23: 47% (England 60%)47%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 50% (England 62%)50%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124533)

Ofsted

Clare Community Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Jan 2025 found: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
21 Jan 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2020

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124533), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2020Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2011Good
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124533)

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (94 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
94
47% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲94% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼81% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●89% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●87% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲88% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 77% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲64% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲84% agreeEngland 67%

based on 25 parents (27%) with SEND

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