Grange Community Primary School, Felixstowe

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Grange Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Grange Community Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Grange Community Primary School are Felix Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 41% reading, 51% maths); Langer Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 60% reading, 55% maths); Fairfield Infant School (1 mile); and Trimley St Mary Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 59% reading, 54% maths).

Grange Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Grange Community Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Orwell Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

46 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Grange Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

36.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 39 pupils (24.4%) received SEN support and 8 (5%) 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.

Grange Community Primary School had 12 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Felixstowe Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grange Primary School (outside), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grange Community Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 89 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Grange Community Primary School issued 25 suspensions, 15.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.