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Bramfield Church of England Primary School

East Suffolk, IP19 9HZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
58%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
9 1st-choice / 9 places
Ranking
#8,383
of 13,686 nationally

About Bramfield Church of England Primary School

Bramfield Church of England Primary School is a small state primary in Suffolk, serving 95 pupils aged 4 to 11. It sits within a local authority that includes 253 primary schools, of which 14 hold an Outstanding rating. Bramfield itself is rated Good by Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its most recent inspections, including an ungraded visit in January 2025 where inspectors confirmed standards were being sustained. In the local rankings for East Suffolk, the school places 41st out of 72 primaries, placing it in the bottom half of the LA. Its top-performing local peers include Stratford St Mary Primary School, Somerleyton Primary School, and Wenhaston Primary School, each of which achieved higher ranking scores. The school has a Church of England character and is led by headteacher Steven Jeal. With a capacity of 105, it is currently oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, 18 families applied for 9 places, and all 9 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2 to 1.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressBridge Street, Halesworth, East Suffolk, IP19 9HZ
HeadteacherSteven Jeal
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils95
Free School Meals (FSM)25.3%
School Capacity95 / 105 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (21 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 9 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Source: bmpy-suffolk.secure-dbprimary.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Bramfield Church of England Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.