St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill

About St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill

If you're a parent in Haverhill weighing up primary options, the experience of other families at St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School is a strong signal. In the most recent admissions round for 2025/26, the school received 28 applications for just 11 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.55 — meaning more than two and a half families applied for every spot. All 11 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that for those who put it top of their list, it worked out, but the wider demand shows it's a popular choice locally. The school is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with nursery provision on site. Headteacher Anne-Marie Price leads a school of 217 pupils against a capacity of 315, so there is some physical room, yet the oversubscription tells you it's the perceived quality driving competition rather than spare desks.

Academically, St Felix has turned a corner. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024, the school was rated Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That's a significant improvement from its previous inspection in November 2022, when it was rated Inadequate overall. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is above the Suffolk local authority average of 58%. Reading was a particular strength, with 80% reaching the expected standard and 33% achieving a higher score. Maths followed closely at 78% expected and 15% higher. The school ranks 21st out of 44 primary schools in West Suffolk and sits in the top 50% nationally, with a ranking score of 63 based on the KS2 expected standard metric.

The school offers a practical set of facilities including a sensory room, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sports hall and a chapel. Sports provision covers athletics, netball, swimming, cricket and football, while extracurricular clubs include eco club, choir and drama. For families with children who have additional needs, St Felix lists a broad range of SEND provisions, including support for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With an 11.7% rate of pupils eligible for free school meals — slightly below the national average for primary schools — the intake is reasonably mixed. This is a school that suits families who value a faith-based setting with strong recent academic improvement and a clear sense of local demand, but oversubscription means you'll want to make it your first preference to have the best chance of a place.

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