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Cavendish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
The Green, Sudbury CO10 8BA · cavendish.suffolk.sch.uk · 01787 280279
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- Key stage 2, 2018/19
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 52
- 50% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 10 families put the school first and 12 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 | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | 9 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2018/19, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| n/a | 62% | ||
| n/a | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| n/a | 106 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124693)
Ofsted
Cavendish Church of England Primary School was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 17 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 17 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124693)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Early years | Inadequate |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Dec 2022
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124693), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124693)
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124693)
Apr 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124693)