Elmswell Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Suffolk
Unique reference
124534
Address
Oxer Close, Elmswell, IP30 9UE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
363 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
3.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.9%
Persistent absence
7.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.3%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 3.3%
African 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage1.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Elmswell Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher21.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
28
12
16
Reception, Full-time
58
31
27
Year 1
58
30
28
Year 2
44
18
26
Year 3
51
31
20
Year 4
38
19
19
Year 5
45
22
23
Year 6
41
24
17
Year 2024-2025

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