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Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Woodbridge · IP12 3AR

Ages 2–11 · 57 pupils · Suffolk

KS2 expected (RWM)

20%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)20%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.4%
Unauthorised0.3%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
53

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

8

Places offered

8

1st-preference offers

8

Total preferences (any rank)
9
Preferred offers (top 3)
8
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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill54%

57 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
57
Boys / girls
35 / 22
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
57 / 105 (54%)
Free school meals
24.6%
FSM pupils
14
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Katherine Butler

Location

Address
School Lane, Bawdsey
Postcode
IP12 3AR
Town
Woodbridge
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings

Local context

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

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Woodbridge, Suffolk, 57 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 24.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Open schools in Woodbridge
26
Primary schools in Woodbridge
22
Academies among open schools in Woodbridge
69% (18)
Open schools in IP12
14
Primary in IP12
12
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.

Compare with theseAll in WoodbridgeNear IP12

  • Hollesley Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Woodbridge · IP12 3RE · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM24.7%

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Katherine Butler

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