SCHOOL PROFILE

Wood Ley Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 124680
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 315 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

10 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

1 July 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 22 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Suffolk
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 307 307 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 154 50.2% of pupils
Male pupils 153 49.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.3%
9.5 pts below England
School 15.3%
Mid Suffolk 16.9%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.2%
16.1 pts below England
School 4.2%
Mid Suffolk 3.4%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.6%
1.6 pts above England
School 2.6%
Mid Suffolk 2.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.6%
269
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
8
White and Asian
2.3%
7
Any other White background
2.0%
6
Indian
2.0%
6
White and Black African
1.3%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.6% 57 of 307 pupils
2.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.6%
Mid Suffolk 17.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.0% 46 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 19
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Specific learning difficulty 9
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Other difficulty or disability 5
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

49.0% 11.4 pts below England
School 49.0%
Mid Suffolk 62.1%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

60.0%

13.8 pts below England

School 60.0%
Mid Suffolk 79.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Mid Suffolk 71.7%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
Mid Suffolk 74.6%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.85%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.37 pts lower than England
School 4.85%
Mid Suffolk 5.48%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.90%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.92 pts lower than England
School 11.90%
Mid Suffolk 12.80%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Mid Suffolk 1.19%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

97.5% 9.3 pts above England
Wood Ley Community Primary School
97.5%
Mid Suffolk
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information