Eyke Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge
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
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.
All school open days in Suffolk
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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from October 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
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 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
Latest from Eyke Church of England Primary School
Star of the Week
17 Jul 2026
Star of the Week
17 Jul 2026
Star of the Week
17 Jul 2026
Star of the Week
17 Jul 2026
Sports Day 2026
18 Jun 2026
Terry Price second day scooter workshop
17 Jun 2026
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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
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Eyke Church of England Primary School is in Suffolk; for families living there:
Apply to Suffolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
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.
Commute and house prices
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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
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Woodbridge
Across Suffolk council
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)
Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
19
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
21.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.6%
Overall absence
11.2%
Persistent absence
89
Enrolments
Absence trend
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)