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Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy

Mid Suffolk, IP30 0SEPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2024
KS2 Results
64%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
14 1st-choice / 15 places
Ranking
#6,497
of 13,686 nationally

About Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy

Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy is a school that local families clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 27 applications for just 15 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 8. All 14 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, meaning the remaining 13 applicants who listed it lower on their form missed out. That level of demand is a strong signal from parents who know the school well. The school is a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with 137 pupils on roll against a capacity of 140. It sits in the Mid Suffolk area of Suffolk and has a Church of England religious character. Headteacher Gemma Cannon leads a school that Ofsted, in its most recent ungraded inspection in May 2024, confirmed remains Good – a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSchool Road, Bury St Edmunds, Mid Suffolk, IP30 0SE
HeadteacherGemma Cannon
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils137
Free School Meals (FSM)16.8%
School Capacity137 / 140 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (15 May 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 26 Nov 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:25

Source: rattlesdenprimaryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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