Sandlings Primary School, Woodbridge
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Sandlings Primary School creates a nurturing, family environment where children thrive both academically and personally. Teachers have strong subject knowledge and reading is excellently taught, helping pupils become confident learners. The school places enormous value on pupils' wellbeing and personal development, ensuring every child feels safe, supported and proud to be part of the school community.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional behaviour and positive attitudes to learning - pupils are polite, considerate and work hard
- Strong reading programme with well-taught phonics, resulting in confident, fluent readers
- Excellent personal development - pupils feel safe, trusted and supported with strong focus on wellbeing and citizenship
- Careful curriculum design that builds on prior learning and meets individual needs, including pupils with SEND
- Teachers have strong subject knowledge and check pupil understanding effectively
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils do not always apply their knowledge of key vocabulary, grammar, spelling and punctuation effectively enough in their writing across foundation subjects
- Some pupils' written work lacks precision as a result of not applying subject-specific vocabulary learned in lessons
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs and events, school councils, line leaders, librarians, Welcoming Wings induction programme
Sandlings Primary School has maintained its good standards since the previous inspection. Pupils love attending the school, which has a caring, family feel with high expectations for behaviour and learning.
At a Glance
6.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 100% to 91%. Maths has remained stable at around 73%. Writing has declined from 86% to 82%.
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
3
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
31%
Available places
82 pupils
266 capacity
184 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Woodbridge
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Woodbridge
Admissions Demand - Suffolk
Places available
8,896
Applications
6,486
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Primary admissions across Suffolk (2025/26)
Inspection History(107)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.11028%
Overall absence
4.22535%
Persistent absence
71
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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