Woodbridge Primary School, Woodbridge
Woodbridge Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Woodbridge. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2014. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 16 schools in Woodbridge with published results, and 5,775th of 14,452 across England. It was 90% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2014)
- 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 26 Oct 2026
Woodbridge Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 84% of Year 6 pupils at Woodbridge Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 70% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Woodbridge Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Woodbridge Primary School as their first choice and 52 named it as one of their preferences, for 25 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 Woodbridge Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Woodbridge Primary School are St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); Melton Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 68% maths); Kyson Primary School (1.1 miles); and Martlesham Primary Academy (2.7 miles, Good, 92% reading, 75% maths).
Woodbridge Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, WoodbridgeMelton Primary SchoolKyson Primary SchoolMartlesham Primary Academy
What parents say
68 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Woodbridge Primary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 81% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (99%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (77%).
Who goes there
12% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 15 pupils (7.2%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) 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 Woodbridge Rail Station, about 860 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Grove (adjacent), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Woodbridge Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Woodbridge Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 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
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2014, 12 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
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Your child will thrive in a safe, welcoming environment where teachers have high expectations and use interesting trips and visitors to bring learning to life. The school excels at teaching reading through a structured phonics programme from Nursery onwards, and offers strong support for all learners including those with special needs. Staff celebrate differences and help children develop confidence through clubs, performances and community activities.
Key Strengths
- Strong reading programme with established phonics from Nursery Year and daily reading sessions - pupils are enthusiastic readers
- Excellent early years provision where children make a strong start and develop important skills through carefully planned activities
- High expectations for behaviour with consistent staff approach - pupils are kind, polite and listen well to each other
- Broad, ambitious curriculum across all subjects that pupils find interesting and engaging
- Strong support for pupils with SEND who make positive progress
Areas for Improvement
- In some subjects, the school has not clearly mapped out the important concepts pupils need to know over time, making it difficult for them to connect their learning
- Teachers in some subjects do not use assessment information effectively to check what pupils know and inform their teaching - this means some pupils may have gaps in learning that aren't addressed
- Information sharing with parents of pupils with SEND needs improvement, particularly around how targets are written in personalised plans
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong policies and a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Tennis, yoga, football, dance festivals, Fish-Friendly Fireworks Project, Hop to It hospice trail, Year 6 residential trip to Derbyshire
Woodbridge Primary School is a Good primary school where pupils enjoy coming to school, feel safe, and are keen to learn. The school has an ambitious curriculum with high expectations for learning and behaviour, and has made effective improvements since the previous inspection.
At a Glance
12.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
68 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 70% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 70% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 84% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.4
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
26.7
KS2
5
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Woodbridge Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Woodbridge Primary School.
- School's Out Activities At Woodbridge Prep School950m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Woodbridge Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Suffolk. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Woodbridge Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Woodbridge 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
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- 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: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 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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Your chances of a place at Woodbridge Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
90%
Near capacity
188 pupils
210 places
22 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(8)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
15
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
9.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
209
Total Pupils
103
Boys
106
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
19.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,342
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,406
Per pupil
£1081k
Total funding
£32k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
11.5%
Persistent absence
165
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
Woodbridge Primary School
Questions parents ask about Woodbridge Primary School
What are SATs results like at Woodbridge Primary School?
Of the pupils at Woodbridge Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 84% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Woodbridge Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Woodbridge Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2014, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Woodbridge Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge Primary School?
Woodbridge Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 90% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at Woodbridge Primary School?
Classes at Woodbridge Primary School average 24.4 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 Woodbridge Primary School?
Woodbridge Primary School has around 209 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Woodbridge Primary School?
4.5% of sessions were missed at Woodbridge Primary School in 2024/25. 11.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Woodbridge Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Woodbridge 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.
Does Woodbridge Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Woodbridge Primary School: School's Out Activities At Woodbridge Prep School (950m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Woodbridge Primary School's term dates?
Woodbridge Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Suffolk. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Wednesday 21 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Woodbridge 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: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Woodbridge Primary School?
Woodbridge Primary School is at Wilkinson Way, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1SS.
Sources: Suffolk term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)