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Combs Ford Primary School

Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PN

Local ranking180th of 240 primary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
47.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
66.0%
Writing (Expected)
57.0%
Maths (Expected)
62.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
66.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
103.0
Cohort Size
58

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
337
Boys
162 (48%)
Girls
175 (52%)
Capacity
420 (80% full)
SEND
16.9%
FSM Eligible
23.1%
EAL
5.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.6%
SEN Support
13.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
17.5
Budget per Pupil
£6,421/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
13.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 89.2%
  • White Other: 5.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.5%
  • Mixed Other: 1.5%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
  • Black Caribbean: 0.6%
  • Other: 0.6%
  • Asian Indian: 0.3%

89.2%

White British

5.1%

White Other

1.5%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
147880
UKPRN
10085825
Establishment No.
2070
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