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Abbot's Hall Community Primary School

Academy converter · Stowmarket · IP14 1QF

Ages 4–11 · 366 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-12-12

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
343

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

40

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
94
Preferred offers (top 3)
40
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

366 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
366
Boys / girls
191 / 175
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
366 / 420 (87%)
Free school meals
16.4%
FSM pupils
60
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST
Academy trust
THE CHILDREN'S ENDEAVOUR TRUST
Sponsor
The Children's Endeavour Trust
Headteacher
Mr Daniel Pettitt

Location

Address
Danescourt Avenue
Postcode
IP14 1QF
Town
Stowmarket
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Stowmarket, Suffolk, 366 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 16.4%.

Open schools in Stowmarket
25
Primary schools in Stowmarket
18
Academies among open schools in Stowmarket
64% (16)
Open schools in IP14
25
Primary in IP14
18
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Primary in Suffolk LA
253

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Daniel Pettitt
Telephone
01449612818
Website
www.abbotshall.suffolk.sch.uk/

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