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Grace Cook Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Free school
Fuller Way, Stowmarket IP14 1GG · gracecook.omat.org.uk · 01449 833094
On the mapSearch near IP14 1GG
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 203
- 75% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 37 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 78% 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 | 29 | 37 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 47 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Grace Cook Primary School on 4 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 47
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (26%) with SEND