Lakenheath Community Primary School, Lakenheath

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, athletics, swimming, multi-sports and cross-country.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 55% of Year 6 pupils at Lakenheath Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 89% in reading and 69% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Lakenheath Community Primary School as their first choice and 43 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 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 Lakenheath Community Primary School are Iceni Primary Academy (2.7 miles, 90% reading, 90% maths); Forest Academy (4.3 miles, Good, 65% reading, 70% maths); Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell (4.3 miles, Good, 86% reading, 82% maths); and Beck Row Primary Academy (4.4 miles, Good, 79% reading, 75% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Lakenheath Community Primary School.

2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (82%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 41 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 19 (6.7%) 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.

Lakenheath Community Primary School has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

Lakenheath Community Primary School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Lakenheath Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

In August 2026, police recorded 12 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, vehicle crime and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).

In 2024/25, Lakenheath Community Primary School issued 17 suspensions, 6.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.