OA - Suffolk
OA - Suffolk is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Stowmarket for boys and girls aged 7 to 16. It has 2 pupils and room for 54. About 50 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.
Chilton Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ01449 613931apsuffolk.oliveacademies.org.ukMs Kelly Emms headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 17 January 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Good overall.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Autistic spectrum disorder (1), emotional and mental health (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 42 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 50% | 60% | 80% | 82% | 51% | 38% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 60% | 40% | 9% | 26% | 21% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 40% | 60% | 91% | 74% | 79% |
What pupils do next
After GCSEs
Where the 9 pupils who left in 2021/22 were a year later.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers |
|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 44% | 38% |
| Education | 33% | 25% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 0% |
| Work | 0% | 13% |
| Not in education, work or training | 22% | 50% |
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 schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stowmarket High School | Academy | 300 m | 901 | No overall grade 2025 | 49 | Compare |
| Wood Ley Community Primary School | Council | 340 m | 307 | Report card 2026 | 37 | Compare |
| Grace Cook Primary School | Free school | 850 m | 203 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
| Chilton Community Primary School | Academy | 920 m | 133 | Not inspected | 25 | Compare |
| Pushforward Secondary School | Independent | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Abbot's Hall Community Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 366 | Not inspected | 58 | Compare |
| Finborough School | Independent | 1.4 miles | 716 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Combs Ford Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 299 | No overall grade 2025 | 6 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is OA - Suffolk a good school?
OA - Suffolk doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in January 2023.
What is OA - Suffolk's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated OA - Suffolk good at its last full inspection on 17 January 2023.
How many pupils does OA - Suffolk have?
2 pupils aged 7 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 54 places, so it is 4% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Chilton Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ
- Telephone
- 01449 613931
- Website
- apsuffolk.oliveacademies.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Kelly Emms
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 7-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Olive Academies (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Chilton
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 June 2017 (new provision)
- URN
- 142820 · LAESTAB 9351114 · UKPRN 10056540
- Formerly
- Kingsfield Centre
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.