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Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
School Street, Stoke by Nayland, Nr Colchester CO6 4QY · stokebynaylandprimaryschool.org.uk · 01206 262418
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2022/23
- 20%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 56%, England 60%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 48
- 53% of 90 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 60.4%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 3 families put the school first and 4 places were offered; 100% 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 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2022/23, 20% 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 56%, and across England 60%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124713)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124713), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- May 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124713)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 18
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied