Freeman Community Primary School, Stowmarket
Freeman Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Stowmarket, part of The Children's Endeavour Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 9th-highest of the 15 schools in Stowmarket with published results, and 7,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Freeman Community Primary School in detail
Freeman Community Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of the children, staff and governors, I would like to welcome you to Freeman Community Primary School. Freeman Community Primary School is part of the Children's Endeavour Trust and serves the communities of Stowupland, Creeting St Peter and Earl Stonham."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, multi-sports and dance.
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £4 per session.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Freeman Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 79% in reading and 68% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Freeman Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Freeman Community Primary School as their first choice and 51 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Freeman Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Freeman Community Primary School are Cedars Park Community Primary School (1 mile, Good, 85% reading, 79% maths); Old Newton Church of England Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths); Chilton Community Primary School (1.9 miles, 86% reading, 73% maths); and Combs Ford Primary School (1.9 miles, 66% reading, 62% maths).
Freeman Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Cedars Park Community Primary SchoolOld Newton Church of England Primary SchoolChilton Community Primary SchoolCombs Ford Primary School
The trust
Freeman Community Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Children's Endeavour Trust, an academy trust.
What parents say
17 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Freeman Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).
Who goes there
12.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 48 pupils (24.4%) received SEN support and 7 (3.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance2, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (outside), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 12 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Freeman Community Primary School issued 44 suspensions, 21.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 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
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Freeman Community Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in May 2020. Before that, as Freeman Community Primary School (URN 124612), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2019.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils genuinely enjoy attending the school because they feel safe and cared for by adults. If pupils are worried, they know that adults will listen to, and act on, their concerns. Adults are good role models, showing patience and kindness. Pupils understand the school's caring values and respond well to them.
At lunch and breaktime pupils play happily together. In the canteen they are well-mannered; they line up quietly and are polite to staff. Younger pupils are given independence and can follow very clear routines in their classroom and during unstructured times. Pupils are considerate of one another's feelings; they help each other in class, unprompted by teachers.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school's curriculum is designed to ensure that pupils receive a broad and balanced education. Lessons are typically well sequenced, enabling pupils to build their understanding over time. Teachers use subject-specific terminology accurately to develop pupils' knowledge. This enables pupils to generally achieve well. Young pupils have opportunities to learn and practise their sounds, letters, and numbers through both teacher-led and a wide variety of activities they choose themselves. However, the use of assessment is less effective across the school. Errors and misconceptions are not always picked up. As a result, these are repeated in pupils' work.
Pupils benefit significantly from the school's effective approach to early reading and phonics. Pupils in Reception are confident to repeat the sounds demonstrated by their teacher. They enjoy learning and practising new sounds. Older pupils read well. Where they make mistakes, pupils correct themselves accurately. Pupils make good use of the well-stocked library. They read books that match their ability. Where pupils fall behind with their reading, there is appropriate intervention to ensure they can catch up and keep up with their peers. Regular checks are made on pupils' progress in reading.
From Ofsted's September 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
At a Glance
12.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
17 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 improved from 79% to 86% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 68% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.7
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
27.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Freeman Community Primary School
Newsletter 12th June 2026
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3 Newsletter 19th June
4 Newsletter 26th June
5 Newsletter 3rd July
6 Newsletter 10th July
7 Newsletter 17th July
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Term dates
Freeman Community 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
Check free transport to Freeman Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Freeman Community 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
92%
Near capacity
193 pupils
209 places
16 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stowmarket
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stowmarket
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
48
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
27.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
197
Total Pupils
96
Boys
101
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
19.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,959
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,063
Per pupil
£1132k
Total funding
£45k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
16.8%
Persistent absence
185
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Freeman Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Freeman Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Freeman Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Freeman Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 86% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Freeman Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Freeman Community Primary School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in May 2020. Before that, as Freeman Community Primary School (URN 124612), it was rated Requires Improvement in November 2019.
What is the catchment area for Freeman Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Freeman Community 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 Freeman Community Primary School?
Freeman Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 209 places.
How big are the classes at Freeman Community Primary School?
Classes at Freeman Community Primary School average 27.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Freeman Community Primary School?
Freeman Community Primary School has around 197 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Freeman Community Primary School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Freeman Community Primary School in 2024/25. 16.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Freeman Community Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Freeman Community 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 Freeman Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 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 Freeman Community Primary School?
Freeman Community Primary School is at Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 4BQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)