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Best primary schools in Suffolk

232 of 255 primary schools ranked by Met expected standard (RWM) · all Suffolk schools · secondary schools

Ranked on Met expected standard (RWM), 2024/25 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school.

196 of 255 rated Good or Outstanding
21 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Met expected standard (RWM): 60.0% (best 100.0%)

#	School	Met expected standard (RWM)	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Palgrave Church of England Primary School Nr Diss	100.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
2	Somerleyton Primary School Lowestoft	92.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
3	Red Oak Primary School Lowestoft	88.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Ringshall School Stowmarket	88.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Sproughton Church of England Primary School Ipswich	87.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
6	St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich	87.0%	Good declining	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
7	Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Sudbury	86.0%	Not judged	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Glemsford Primary Academy Sudbury	86.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
9	Kedington Primary Academy Haverhill	84.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
10	Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Newmarket	83.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
11	Nayland Primary School Nr Colchester	83.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.23 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
12	Norton CEVC Primary School Bury St Edmunds	83.0%	Not judged improving	undersubscribed 0.64 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
13	Abbots Green Primary Academy Bury St Edmunds	82.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
14	The Albert Pye Community Primary School Beccles	82.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
15	Thorndon Church of England Primary School Eye	82.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Elm Tree Primary School Lowestoft	81.0%	Good improving	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
17	All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Bury St Edmunds	80.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.68 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
18	Stratford St Mary Primary School Nr Colchester	80.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
19	Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Stowmarket	80.0%	Good improving	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
20	Lavenham Community Primary School Sudbury hidden gem	79.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.7 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
21	Oulton Broad Primary School Lowestoft	79.0%	Not judged improving	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
22	Poplars Community Primary School Lowestoft	79.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
23	Wilby Church of England Primary School Eye	79.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
24	Eyke Church of England Primary School Woodbridge	78.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
25	Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Saxmundham	78.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
26	Woodhall Primary School Sudbury	78.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
27	Coupals Primary Academy Haverhill	77.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
28	St Christopher's CEVCP School Bury St Edmunds	77.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
29	Elmswell Community Primary School Bury St Edmunds	76.0%	Good	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
30	Bramfield Church of England Primary School Halesworth	75.0%	Good	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
31	Exning Primary School Newmarket	75.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.63 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
32	Gislingham Church of England Primary School Eye	75.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
33	Martlesham Primary Academy Woodbridge	75.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
34	Place Farm Primary Academy Haverhill	75.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
35	Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy Bury St Edmunds	75.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
36	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich	75.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.34 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
37	Woods Loke Primary School Lowestoft	75.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
38	Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Sudbury	74.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.37 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	Broke Hall Community Primary School Ipswich	74.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
40	Cliff Lane Primary School Ipswich	74.0%	Good improving	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
41	Bildeston Primary School Ipswich	73.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
42	Birchwood Primary School Ipswich	73.0%	Outstanding improving	oversubscribed 1.45 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
43	Cockfield Church of England Primary School Bury St Edmunds hidden gem	73.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.64 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
44	East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Nr Colchester	73.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Sandlings Primary School Woodbridge	73.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
46	St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Sudbury	73.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
47	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge Woodbridge	73.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
48	Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School Haverhill	73.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
49	Cedars Park Community Primary School Stowmarket	72.0%	Good improving	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
50	Halifax Primary School Ipswich	72.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
51	St Pancras Catholic Primary School Ipswich	72.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
52	Woodbridge Primary School Woodbridge	72.0%	Not judged	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
53	Wortham Primary School Diss	72.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
54	Beck Row Primary Academy Bury St Edmunds	71.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
55	Brooklands Primary School Nr Manningtree	71.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
56	Bucklesham Primary School Ipswich	71.0%	Good declining	oversubscribed 1.2 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
57	Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Lowestoft	71.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
58	Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Framlingham, Woodbridge	71.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
59	Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School Bury St. Edmunds	71.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
60	Gunton Primary Academy Lowestoft	71.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.83 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
61	Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Lowestoft	71.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
62	Paddocks Primary School Newmarket	71.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
63	Sprites Primary Academy Ipswich	71.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.84 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
64	Hadleigh Community Primary School Hadleigh	70.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
65	Wickhambrook Primary Academy Newmarket	70.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
66	Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Bury St Edmunds	69.0%	Not judged	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
67	Reydon Primary School Southwold	69.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
68	St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Nr Diss	69.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
69	Chilton Community Primary School Stowmarket	68.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.81 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
70	Grove Primary School Lowestoft	68.0%	Good improving	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
71	Holbrook Primary School Ipswich	68.0%	Good	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
72	Sebert Wood Community Primary School Bury St Edmunds	68.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
73	Tollgate Primary School Bury St Edmunds	68.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
74	Westwood Primary School Lowestoft	68.0%	Good improving	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
75	Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bury St Edmunds	67.0%	Not judged improving	undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
76	Beaumont Community Primary School Hadleigh	67.0%	Good	about even 1.09 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
77	Dale Hall Community Primary School Ipswich	67.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.18 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
78	Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Bury St Edmunds	67.0%	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
79	Grundisburgh Primary School Woodbridge	67.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
80	Henley Primary School Ipswich	67.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
81	Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy Lowestoft	67.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
82	Old Newton Church of England Primary School Stowmarket	67.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
83	The Oaks Primary School Ipswich	67.0%	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.52 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
84	West Row Academy Bury St. Edmunds	67.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
85	All Saints Church of England Primary School, Laxfield Woodbridge	65.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
86	Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Newmarket	65.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
87	Mellis Church of England Primary School Eye	65.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
88	Wells Hall Primary School Sudbury	65.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
89	Aldeburgh Primary School Aldeburgh	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
90	Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School Ipswich	64.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
91	Laureate Community Academy Newmarket	64.0%	Not judged	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
92	Leiston Primary School Leiston	64.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
93	Rougham Church of England Primary School Bury St. Edmunds	64.0%	Good improving	oversubscribed 1.41 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
94	St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Sudbury	64.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
95	St Louis Catholic Academy Newmarket	64.0%	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
96	The Limes Primary Academy Lowestoft	64.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
97	Wenhaston Primary School Halesworth	64.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
98	Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Stowmarket	63.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
99	Britannia Primary School and Nursery Ipswich	63.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
100	Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich	63.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
101	Earl Soham Community Primary School Woodbridge	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
102	Gorseland Primary School IPSWICH	63.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
103	Pakefield Primary School Lowestoft	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
104	Ravenswood Community Primary School Ipswich	63.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
105	Saxmundham Primary School Saxmundham	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
106	St Edmund's Primary School Eye	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
107	St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich	63.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
108	Wickham Market Primary School Woodbridge	63.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
109	Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Lowestoft	62.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
110	Crawford's Church of England Primary School Stowmarket	62.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
111	Handford Hall Primary School Ipswich	62.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
112	St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School Lowestoft	61.0%	Good improving	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
113	The Pines Primary School Bury St. Edmunds	61.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.27 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
114	Brampton Church of England Primary School Beccles	60.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
115	Charsfield Church of England Primary School Woodbridge	60.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
116	Easton Primary School Woodbridge	60.0%	Good	about even 1.13 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
117	Long Melford Church of England Primary School Sudbury	60.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
118	Mendham Primary School Harleston hidden gem	60.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
119	Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy Ipswich	60.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
120	St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye Eye	60.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
121	Stradbroke Church of England Primary School Eye	60.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
122	Rose Hill Primary Ipswich	59.0%	Not judged	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
123	Rushmere Hall Primary School Ipswich	59.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
124	Thurston Church of England Primary Academy Bury St. Edmunds	59.0%	Not judged	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
125	Trimley St Martin Primary School Felixstowe	59.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
126	Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Beccles	59.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
127	Glade Academy Brandon	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
128	Heath Primary School, Kesgrave Ipswich	58.0%	Good improving	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
129	Melton Primary School Woodbridge	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
130	Phoenix St Peter Academy Lowestoft, Suffolk	58.0%	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
131	Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School Stowmarket	58.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
132	Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Nr Thetford	57.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.4 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
133	Burton End Primary Academy Haverhill	57.0%	Good improving	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
134	Castle Hill Junior School Ipswich	57.0%	Good improving	—	approximate
135	Cedarwood Primary School Ipswich	57.0%	Good	about even 0.87 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
136	Claydon Primary School Ipswich	57.0%	Good	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
137	Clements Primary Academy Haverhill	57.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
138	Clifford Road Primary School & Nursery Ipswich	57.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
139	Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Thetford hidden gem	57.0%	Outstanding	undersubscribed 0.57 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
140	Grange Community Primary School Felixstowe	57.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
141	Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Sudbury	57.0%	Good	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
142	Hartest Church of England Primary School Bury St Edmunds	57.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
143	Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School Ipswich	57.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
144	Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School Saxmundham	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
145	Ilketshall St Lawrence School Beccles	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
146	Orford Church of England Primary School and Nursery Woodbridge	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
147	Somersham Primary School Ipswich	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
148	Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bury St Edmunds	56.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
149	Great Heath Academy Bury St Edmunds	55.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
150	Gusford Community Primary School Ipswich	55.0%	Not judged	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
151	Westfield Primary Academy Haverhill	55.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
152	Witnesham Primary School Ipswich	55.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
153	Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich	54.0%	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
154	Forest Academy Brandon	54.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
155	Freeman Community Primary School Stowmarket	54.0%	Not judged	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
156	Occold Primary School Eye	54.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
157	Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bury St Edmunds	54.0%	Good declining	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
158	Bealings School Woodbridge	53.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
159	Hillside Primary School Ipswich	53.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
160	Mendlesham Primary School Stowmarket	53.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
161	Nacton Church of England Primary School Ipswich	53.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
162	St Helen's Primary School Ipswich	53.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
163	Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury Sudbury	53.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
164	Kingsfleet Primary School Felixstowe	52.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
165	Sidegate Primary School Ipswich	51.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
166	St Margaret's Primary Academy Lowestoft	51.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
167	Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bury St Edmunds	50.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
168	Beccles Primary Academy Beccles	50.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
169	Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Bures	50.0%	Good declining	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
170	Clare Community Primary School Sudbury	50.0%	Good	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
171	Copdock Primary School Ipswich	50.0%	Outstanding improving	about even 1.08 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
172	Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Stowmarket	50.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
173	Holton St Peter Community Primary School Halesworth	50.0%	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
174	New Cangle Community Primary School Haverhill	50.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.3 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
175	Ringsfield Church of England Primary School Beccles	50.0%	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
176	Stutton Church of England Primary School IPSWICH	50.0%	Not judged	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
177	The Beeches Community Primary School Ipswich	50.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
178	Springfield Junior School Ipswich	49.0%	Not judged	—	approximate
179	Wood Ley Community Primary School Stowmarket	49.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.29 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
180	All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket Newmarket	48.0%	Good	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
181	Bacton Primary School Stowmarket	47.0%	Good improving	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
182	Combs Ford Primary School Stowmarket	47.0%	Not judged	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
183	Dell Primary School Lowestoft	47.0%	Good improving	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
184	Pot Kiln Primary School Sudbury hidden gem	47.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.76 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
185	St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich	47.0%	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
186	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh Ipswich	46.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
187	Whitehouse Community Primary School Ipswich	46.0%	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
188	Lakenheath Community Primary School Brandon	45.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
189	St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill HAVERHILL hidden gem	45.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.78 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
190	Stonham Aspal Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Stowmarket	45.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
191	Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich	44.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
192	Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy Ipswich	44.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
193	Trimley St Mary Primary School Felixstowe	44.0%	Not judged improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
194	Bardwell Church of England Primary School Bury St Edmunds	43.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
195	Hundon Community Primary School Sudbury	43.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
196	Rendlesham Primary School Woodbridge	43.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
197	Snape Primary School Saxmundham	43.0%	Good	oversubscribed 1.54 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
198	Southwold Primary School Southwold	43.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
199	St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Bury St Edmunds	43.0%	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
200	Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich	43.0%	Good declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
201	Coldfair Green Community Primary School Saxmundham	42.0%	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
202	Dennington Church of England Primary School Woodbridge	42.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
203	Edgar Sewter Community Primary School Halesworth	41.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
204	Ixworth Church of England Primary School Bury St. Edmunds	40.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
205	Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery Bury St Edmunds	39.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
206	Elmsett Church of England Primary School Ipswich	38.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
207	St Benet's Catholic Primary School Beccles hidden gem	38.0%	Good	undersubscribed 0.67 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
208	Bungay Primary School Bungay	36.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
209	Fressingfield Church of England Primary School Eye	36.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
210	Howard Community Academy Bury St Edmunds	36.0%	Not judged	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
211	Morland Church of England Primary School Ipswich	36.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
212	Hardwick Primary School Bury St Edmunds	35.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
213	Langer Primary Academy Felixstowe	35.0%	Good improving	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
214	The Willows Primary School Ipswich	35.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
215	Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School Beccles	33.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
216	Kersey Church of England Primary School Ipswich	33.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
217	Otley Primary School Ipswich	33.0%	Not judged declining	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
218	Roman Hill Primary School Lowestoft	33.0%	Not judged	about even 0.9 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
219	Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ipswich	33.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
220	Felix Primary School Felixstowe	32.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
221	St Mary's Church of England Academy Bury St Edmunds	31.0%	Requires improvement	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
222	Bosmere Community Primary School Ipswich	30.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
223	Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy Saxmundham	30.0%	Good	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
224	Middleton Community Primary School Saxmundham	29.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
225	Woolpit Primary Academy Bury St Edmunds hidden gem	29.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.65 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
226	Sexton's Manor Primary School Bury St Edmunds	27.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
227	Bedfield Church of England Primary School Woodbridge	25.0%	Not judged	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
228	St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy Bury St. Edmunds	25.0%	Requires improvement	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
229	Ranelagh Primary School Ipswich	23.0%	Good	about even 0.88 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
230	St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Bungay	23.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
231	Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School Nr Colchester hidden gem	20.0%	Good improving	undersubscribed 0.75 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
232	Shotley Community Primary School Ipswich	9.0%	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate

Also in Suffolk

23 further primary schools with no published Met expected standard (RWM) for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Suffolk, not a fairer one.

Bawdsey Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good
Carlton Colville Primary School Ofsted: Not judged
Castle Hill Infant School Ofsted: Good
Cavendish Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Inadequate
Colneis Junior School
Creeting St Mary Church of England Primary School
Fairfield Infant School
Fairstead House
Grace Cook Primary School Ofsted: Not judged
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery Ofsted: Requires improvement
Hollesley Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement
Honington Church of England Primary School
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Ofsted: Not judged
Ickworth Park Primary School Ofsted: Good
Kyson Primary School Ofsted: Not judged
Ravensmere Infant School Ofsted: Good hidden gem
Springfield Infant School and Nursery Ofsted: Good
St Mark's Catholic Primary School Ofsted: Good
Stanton Primary School
The Old School
Waldringfield Primary School Ofsted: Requires improvement
Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School Ofsted: Good
Worlingworth Church of England primary school

Applying in Suffolk

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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