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Saxmundham Primary School

Saxmundham, IP17 1XQ · Suffolk · primary school

Ofsted: Good · 2024 Inspected 2 years ago Mixed Primary
4.7/10 Broadly average

108th 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 schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 5.6/10 against 1,662 of them, against 4.4/10 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 63.0 · 46 40% 1.86
Ofsted 52 35% 1.81
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 5.0 · 40 25% 1.00

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, 63.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. Only 5.0% reached the higher standard. The school was rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (5.6 out of 10 against similar schools, 4.4 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils can join the Flexi-Club, Brass, Singing, Football Club, and Multi-Sports Club. The school also provides a breakfast club and an after-school club.

Getting in. There are 254 pupils in a school with 315 places, leaving 61 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

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 Flexi-Club? How does the school manage class sizes given the current number of spare places?

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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