All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall
Ofsted: OutstandingVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bury St Edmunds · IP29 4QA · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS278%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM14.9%
- Demand0.91
2.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 150065
Cockfield Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Bury St Edmunds · IP30 0LA
Ages 4–11 · 70 pupils · Suffolk
Ofsted
Good
Overall absence
4.1%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2020-02-25
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence4.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.8%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 3.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 61
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
6
Places offered
6
1st-preference offers
6
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 15
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 6
- 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 fill64%
70 pupils · 110 places
- Pupils on roll
- 70
- Boys / girls
- 48 / 22
- School capacity
- 110
- Capacity fill
- 70 / 110 (64%)
- Free school meals
- 22.9%
- FSM pupils
- 16
- 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
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Sponsor
- All Saints Schools Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Marc Gilbert
Location
- Address
- Church Lane, Cockfield
- Postcode
- IP30 0LA
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- County
- Suffolk
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- District
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from 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 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 70 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 22.9%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
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 Marc Gilbert
- Telephone
- 01284828287