Located in Eye, St Edmund's Primary School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 2 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

St Edmund's Primary School currently has around 72 pupils on roll, which is about 69% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 58.3% boys and 41.7% girls. Around 25.0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 7.2%. Persistent absence is recorded at 23.6%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (86.1%).

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Heckfield Green, Eye, IP21 5AD
Website: http://www.waveneyvalleypartnership.org.uk
Telephone: 01379668283
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Henry Huxtable
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143074

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall effectiveness
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2019

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 72
Number of Boys: 42
Number of Girls: 30

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.6% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British86.10%62
Unclassified8.30%6
White and Asian2.80%2
White and Black African1.40%1
Other Mixed1.40%1
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
African0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other White0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (-2.1)
Writing: Well Below Average (-4.5)
Maths: Well Below Average (-5.2)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
47%
Town average
61%
Local authority average
59%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
0%
Town average
9%
Local authority average
7%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
104.0
Town average
106.6
Local authority average
105.3
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
100.0
Town average
105.0
Local authority average
103.8
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Edmund's Primary School
Heckfield Green , Hoxne IP21 5AD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Primary School
Heckfield Green , Hoxne IP21 5AD
- not rated 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.