Earl Soham Community Primary School

SuffolkCommunity school

Earl Soham, The Street, Woodbridge, IP13 7SA

Headteacher: Mrs Jen CarlyleSchool website ↗Pupils: 77 (capacity: 84)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2024
63%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2024
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 1 May 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
63.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 81%·Writing 63%·Maths 88%All three 63%
Reading
Expected81%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
8
How many families wanted this school first?
8
How many got their first choice?
8of 8 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
21

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
19.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
58%girls·42%boys
45 girls, 32 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 64% (2016/17), currently 63%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1650.0%0.0%+2.6-2.6-0.9
2016/1764.0%0.0%+0.5-1.2-5.4
2017/1854.0%8.0%-0.9-0.9-3.7
2018/1917.0%0.0%+1.2-3.5-3.3
2022/2347.0%11.0%+0.8+1.3-4.0
2023/2457.0%0.0%---
2024/2563.0%6.0%---