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Elmswell Community Primary School

Community school · Bury St Edmunds · IP30 9UE

Ages 3–11 · 383 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-03-25

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)71%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.0%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
275

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

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

63

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
79
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
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 fill91%

383 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
383
Boys / girls
194 / 189
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
383 / 420 (91%)
Free school meals
19.5%
FSM pupils
69
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Richard Ratcliffe

Location

Address
Oxer Close, Elmswell
Postcode
IP30 9UE
Town
Bury St Edmunds
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Mid Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 383 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.5%.

Open schools in Bury St Edmunds
52
Primary schools in Bury St Edmunds
36
Academies among open schools in Bury St Edmunds
60% (31)
Open schools in IP30
7
Primary in IP30
6
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 Bury St EdmundsNear IP30

  • Woolpit Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bury St Edmunds · IP30 9RU · Suffolk

    Ages 5–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.6%
    • FSM39.0%
    • Demand0.83

    1.3 miles away

  • Norton CEVC Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Bury St Edmunds · IP31 3LZ · Suffolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand1.03

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Richard Ratcliffe
Telephone
01359240261
Website
http://www.elmswell.suffolk.sch.uk

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