Bawdsey Church of England Primary School
Bawdsey Church of England Primary School is a converter academy in Woodbridge for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 58 pupils and room for 105. About 26 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, about the same as most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2024.
School Lane, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, IP12 3AR01394 411365bawdseyprimary.comMr Matthew Head headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
A shorter visit on 12 June 2024 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
11 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way. These are the results of Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 11 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 20% | – | 56% | 67% | 70% | 60% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | – | 0% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 107.0 | 104.0 | – | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.2 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 102.0 | 102.0 | – | 103.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.7 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 103.0 | 103.0 | – | 101.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.8 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 82% | 60% | – | 78% | 89% | 80% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 64% | 60% | – | 67% | 67% | 70% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 64% | 60% | – | 78% | 100% | 90% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | – | -0.2 | -0.4 | +1.2 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | – | -2.2 | -1.9 | -3.4 | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
43 places were empty (41% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Suffolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 15.0 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 17.5 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (7), Other difficulty or disability (4), emotional and mental health (3), Specific learning difficulty (3), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), Hearing impairment (2).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.8% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 4.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 0.0% | 9.4% | 10.9% | 8.0% | 1.9% | 11.1% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, the school this one replaced in April 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollesley Primary School | Academy | 2.9 miles | 76 | Requires improvement 2022 | – | Compare |
| Kingsfleet Primary School | Council | 3.2 miles | 185 | Good 2024 | 21 | Compare |
| Colneis Junior School | Academy | 3.6 miles | 343 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Fairfield Infant School | Academy | 4.0 miles | 294 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Felix Primary School | Academy | 4.4 miles | 201 | Requires improvement 2023 | 2 | Compare |
| Trimley St Martin Primary School | Council | 4.6 miles | 168 | Good 2023 | 38 | Compare |
| Trimley St Mary Primary School | Council | 4.7 miles | 389 | No overall grade 2024 | 8 | Compare |
| Grange Community Primary School | Academy | 4.9 miles | 160 | Good 2022 | 28 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bawdsey Church of England Primary School a good school?
Bawdsey Church of England Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in June 2024.
What is Bawdsey Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bawdsey Church of England Primary School good at its last full inspection on 12 June 2024.
How good are Bawdsey Church of England Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 64% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level. The year group was small, so the percentages jump around a lot from year to year.
How many pupils does Bawdsey Church of England Primary School have?
58 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 105 places, so it is 55% full.
Is Bawdsey Church of England Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 43 places were empty in 2024/25 (41% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Bawdsey Church of England Primary School?
Pupils were in school 96.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 0% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Bawdsey Church of England Primary School?
The average class had 14.5 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
Does Bawdsey Church of England Primary School have a breakfast club?
Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- School Lane, Bawdsey, Woodbridge, IP12 3AR
- Telephone
- 01394 411365
- Website
- www.bawdseyprimary.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Head
- Free breakfast club
- Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Multi-academy trust
- The Tilian Partnership (15 schools)
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Deben
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151557 · LAESTAB 9353074 · UKPRN 10097226
- Formerly
- Bawdsey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Breakfast club: DfE list of schools on the free breakfast club programme.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.