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Cockfield Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Church Lane, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds IP30 0LA · cockfieldprimaryschool.co.uk · 01284 828287
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 70
- 64% of 110 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 11 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 | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% 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
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124694)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Cockfield Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 February 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2020
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124694)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124694), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124694)
Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124694)
Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124694)