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EnglandEast of EnglandWest SuffolkIP27 9DULakenheath Community Primary School
Primary

Lakenheath Community Primary School

Primary

West Suffolk · Brandon · IP27 9DU www.lakenheath.suffolk.sch.uk

Pupils
260
cap. 315
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
260
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
45%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
260
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lakenheath Community Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
45%
-6pp
61%53%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
55%
Reading higher standard
18%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
71%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
45%
SPAG higher standard
3%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
260
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Mill Road, Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9DU
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
2024/2545%0%55%18%61%0%71%13%74%45%102.0101.098.020%260
2023/2451%0%89%14%77%0%69%14%89%63%103.0102.0101.016%258
2022/2361%0%84%50%66%2%75%20%80%64%108.0105.0102.0+4.10-0.70+2.4015%269
2018/1960%8%78%18%68%15%78%13%60%75%103.0104.0104.0-1.10-2.10-1.109%287
2017/1848%10%58%26%71%16%58%13%71%48%102.0100.0100.0-2.60-2.10-3.809%286
2016/1744%6%59%9%75%25%59%13%75%59%101.0101.0102.0-2.80-1.00-2.005%297

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
2024/2526021.420%2%18%6%11%
2023/2425819.216%4%17%6%13%
2022/2326920.115%4%17%6%16%
2021/2227621.210%4%18%7%19%
2020/2127819.910%2%21%
2018/1928721.09%2%21%4%8%
2017/1828621.39%2%23%4%9%
2016/1729721.55%4%24%5%9%

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