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Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Sudbury, CO10 0RR · Suffolk · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2022 Inspected 4 years ago Mixed Primary Church of England
4.0/10 Broadly average

129th of 232 primary schools in Suffolk we can score, 253 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to the 3,762 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7/10 among them, against 3.3/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 57.0 · 32 40% 1.30
Ofsted 52 34% 1.77
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 4.0 · 35 25% 0.89

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 57.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 4.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in May 2022. Narrow the comparison to the schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — a tougher field — and it places 2.7 out of 10 among them, against 3.3 out of 10 nationally.

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join a LEGO® Therapy club. The school provides both a breakfast club and an after-school club.

Getting in. The school has 203 pupils in a capacity of 210, leaving 7 spare places. With so few vacancies, places are likely to be competitive.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are below the expected standard in maths? What specific activities take place during the breakfast and after-school clubs? How does the school maintain its Good rating following the 2022 inspection?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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