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Pot Kiln Primary School

Babergh, CO10 0DSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2022
KS2 Results
45%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
14 1st-choice / 14 places
Ranking
#11,754
of 13,686 nationally

About Pot Kiln Primary School

Pot Kiln Primary School sits in the bottom half of Suffolk primary schools when it comes to Key Stage 2 outcomes, and its headline figures fall noticeably short of the local authority average. In the 2023/24 academic year, just 45% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Suffolk average of 58%. That gap of 13 percentage points is significant and places the school 173rd out of 253 primaries in the county. Its ranking within Babergh is 26th out of 34 schools, putting it in the bottom 50% nationally by this measure. The school’s individual subject scores tell a similar story: 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, 58% in writing and 48% in maths, while the proportion reaching the higher standard in any of these subjects was in the low teens or below. For parents weighing up options, these results suggest that academic attainment here is an area of concern relative to other schools in the area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressButt Road, Sudbury, Babergh, CO10 0DS
HeadteacherSean Ambrose
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils265
Free School Meals (FSM)30.2%
School Capacity265 / 330 (80% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Apr 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (7 Apr 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 5 Dec 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:30-08:30

Source: potkiln.net. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Pot Kiln 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.