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Edgar Sewter Community Primary School

Academy converter · Halesworth · IP19 8BU

Ages 3–11 · 266 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

46%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-03

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)46%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.6%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
261

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

27

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
35
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
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 fill63%

266 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
266
Boys / girls
134 / 132
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
266 / 420 (63%)
Free school meals
34.2%
FSM pupils
91
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ASSET EDUCATION
Academy trust
ASSET EDUCATION
Sponsor
Asset Education
Headteacher
Miss Katherine Milk

Location

Address
Norwich Road
Postcode
IP19 8BU
Town
Halesworth
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
East Suffolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Urban/rural
Larger 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 3–11, in Halesworth, Suffolk, 266 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 34.2%.

Open schools in Halesworth
5
Primary schools in Halesworth
4
Academies among open schools in Halesworth
80% (4)
Open schools in IP19
5
Primary in IP19
4
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 HalesworthNear IP19

  • Wenhaston Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Halesworth · IP19 9EP · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM19.4%
    • Demand1.13

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Katherine Milk
Telephone
01986873194
Website
www.edgarsewterprimary.co.uk

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