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Eyke Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Eyke Church of England Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Woodbridge, part of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 16 schools in Woodbridge with published results, and 1,876th of 14,452 across England. It was 73% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2019)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 27 Oct 2026

Eyke Church of England Primary School in detail

Eyke Church of England Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our vision is for all our children to become aspirational individuals and confident learners, based on a foundation of Christian values, in order to be equipped for life in our ever changing world. We believe that by creating a caring and secure learning environment, children can grow in confidence enabling them to learn and develop to their full potential."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 6 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Eyke Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 92% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Eyke Church of England Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 13 families put Eyke Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 27 named it as one of their preferences, for 15 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Eyke Church of England Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Eyke Church of England Primary School are Rendlesham Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 50% maths); Sandlings Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 91% reading, 73% maths); Melton Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths); and Wickham Market Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 67% maths).

Eyke Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Rendlesham Primary SchoolSandlings Primary SchoolMelton Primary SchoolWickham Market Primary School

The trust

Eyke Church of England Primary School is one of 21 schools run by St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

All 21 schools in St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust

What parents say

57 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Eyke Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 97% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 93% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (88%).

Who goes there

7.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 19 pupils (19.6%) received SEN support and 2 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is All Saints Church (adjacent), 90 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Eyke Church of England Primary School issued 1 suspension, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Karen Read
Pupils:97
LA:Suffolk
Phone:01394460328
Address:The Street, Eyke, Woodbridge, IP12 2QW
Trust:ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (21 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 November 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 18 March 2025View full report
URN:143549
UKPRN:10061625
Diocese:Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Constituency:Suffolk Coastal
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Eyke is a caring school where children thrive academically and personally. The school excels in reading and has a particularly outstanding music programme. Staff and pupils work together to maintain high expectations, and parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school's work.

Key Strengths

  • Strong reading programme with expert phonics teaching and high-quality diverse texts that inspire a love of reading
  • Well-designed, ambitious curriculum with staff who have strong subject knowledge and deliver engaging lessons
  • Excellent music programme with opportunities for pupils to perform to a high standard in choirs and ensembles
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, with tailored adaptations and close parent partnership
  • Clear behaviour expectations and consistent approaches that result in positive pupil attitudes and good attendance

Areas for Improvement

  • In a few curriculum subjects, the school has not clearly identified the key knowledge pupils need to learn, making it harder for teachers to connect new learning to previous knowledge
  • Assessment processes in some subjects need strengthening to check how well pupils retain important knowledge over time
  • The school needs to ensure learning activities in all subjects help pupils build knowledge securely and identify gaps in understanding

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils knowing how to keep themselves safe including online, and the school ensuring pupils learn about different lifestyles and beliefs.

Extracurricular Activities

Choirs, ensembles, broad range of clubs, restorative justice committee, health and safety committee, play leader committee

Eyke Church of England Primary School has maintained good standards since its previous inspection. The school is a warm, welcoming community where pupils are happy, well-nurtured, and prepared for their next stage of education.

At a Glance

7.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

57 responses
Would recommend97%
Child is happy97%
Child does well98%
High expectations91%
Feels safe100%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)93%
Kept informed88%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)98%
Wider development90%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths-11ppWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 100% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

24.3

Avg class size

21.0

Infant (KS1)

27.5

KS2

4

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Term dates

Eyke Church of England Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Suffolk's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

All Saints Church (adj)
88m · 1 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
1
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Eyke Church of England Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

73%

Available places

102 pupils

140 places

38 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Woodbridge

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,211
Projected new pupils:303

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Woodbridge

Across Suffolk council

Low demand council-wide0.74 applications per place

Places available

8,806

Applications

6,492

Got 1st preference

94.9%

Got preferred school

99.1%

All primary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(2)

18 March 2025

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
8 October 2019
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

19

SEN Support

2

EHC Plans

21.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication8
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Autistic Spectrum Disorder3
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
96.9%
Mixed
2.1%
Unclassified
1.0%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals7.2%
English as Additional Language2.1%

97

Total Pupils

49

Boys

48

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

5

Teachers

19.4:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,952

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,785

Per pupil

£650k

Total funding

£11k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£12,675
Sparsity£25,000
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.6%

Overall absence

11.2%

Persistent absence

89

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)11.2%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.5%
18/19
2.1%
20/21
4.6%
21/22
4.4%
22/23
4.6%
23/24
4.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Eyke Church of England Primary School

What are SATs results like at Eyke Church of England Primary School?

Of the pupils at Eyke Church of England Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 89% did so in maths.

What is Eyke Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Eyke Church of England Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2019, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Eyke Church of England Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Eyke Church of England Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Eyke Church of England Primary School?

Eyke Church of England Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 73% of its 140 places.

How big are the classes at Eyke Church of England Primary School?

Classes at Eyke Church of England Primary School average 24.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Eyke Church of England Primary School?

Eyke Church of England Primary School has around 97 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Eyke Church of England Primary School?

4.6% of sessions were missed at Eyke Church of England Primary School in 2024/25. 11.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Eyke Church of England Primary School?

Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Eyke Church of England Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Eyke Church of England Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Eyke Church of England Primary School?

Eyke Church of England Primary School is at The Street, Eyke, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 2QW.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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