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Sandlings Primary School

Community school · Woodbridge · IP12 3TD

Ages 5–11 · 82 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

71%

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2020-03-11

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)71%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
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 absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.4%
Unauthorised0.4%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
68

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

12

Places offered

12

1st-preference offers

12

Total preferences (any rank)
16
Preferred offers (top 3)
12
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 fill31%

82 pupils · 266 places

Pupils on roll
82
Boys / girls
46 / 36
School capacity
266
Capacity fill
82 / 266 (31%)
Free school meals
6.1%
FSM pupils
5
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Patricia Toal

Location

Address
Easton Road, Sutton
Postcode
IP12 3TD
Town
Woodbridge
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal
Urban/rural
Smaller 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 5–11, in Woodbridge, Suffolk, 82 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.1%.

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

  • Melton Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Woodbridge · IP12 1PG · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS238%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM35.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.7 miles away

  • Woodbridge Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Woodbridge · IP12 1SS · Suffolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM12.4%
    • Demand1.00

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Patricia Toal
Telephone
01394420444
Website
www.sandlingsprimary.co.uk

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