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EnglandEast of EnglandMid SuffolkIP14 2PNCombs Ford Primary School
Primary

Combs Ford Primary School

Primary

Mid Suffolk · Stowmarket · IP14 2PN www.combsfordprimary.co.uk

Pupils
337
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
337
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
47%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
337
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2016

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Combs Ford Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
47%
-1pp
53%50%47%
'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
RWM higher standard
3%
-5pp
8%6%3%
'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
57%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
337
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PN
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2547%3%66%28%57%9%62%17%71%66%103.0101.0103.017%337
2023/2448%8%69%29%71%8%53%16%75%65%104.0102.0103.018%361
2022/2353%4%71%24%62%11%65%24%76%64%105.0103.0104.0-0.90-1.80-1.7018%377

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2533719.917%6%23%6%14%
2023/2436125.818%3%23%6%13%
2022/2337720.818%3%23%5%10%
2021/2239122.016%3%25%6%16%
2020/2139022.616%4%26%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.