Wood Ley Community Primary School

SuffolkCommunity school

Lowry Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1UF

Headteacher: Mrs Sandra RenwickSchool website ↗Pupils: 310 (capacity: 315)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
49%
Reading, Writing & Maths
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

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.
49.0%
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%.
9.0%
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 60%·Writing 76%·Maths 76%All three 49%
Reading
Expected60%
Exceeding16%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected76%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
46
How many got their first choice?
42of 46 (91.3%)
How many applied in total?
105

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
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).
18.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
153 girls, 157 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 69% (2018/19), currently 49%

* 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%-1.9-1.4-2.0
2016/1761.0%3.0%-2.9+0.5-3.5
2017/1851.0%7.0%-2.5-0.3-0.6
2018/1969.0%11.0%+0.2+1.4-0.4
2022/2362.0%7.0%-1.4+1.4+0.4
2023/2464.0%11.0%---
2024/2549.0%9.0%---