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The Pines Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Free school
Manor Wood, Red Lodge, Bury St. Edmunds IP28 8WL · pinesprimary.org · 01638 790135
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 61%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 240
- 30 over 210 places · 114%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 5.2%
- First language not English
- 22.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Anglian Learning
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 79% 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 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 45 | 1.5▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 47 | 1.6▲ | 64% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 50 | 1.7▲ | 56% |
Results
In 2024/25, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ●61% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●104 | 105 | |
Ofsted
The Pines Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 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 |
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (61 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 61
- 34% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied