Wood Ley Community Primary School

Community school · Primary school · Stowmarket, Suffolk
IP14 1UF
Composite score
42.4

Wood Ley Community Primary School at a glance

Located in Stowmarket, Suffolk, Wood Ley Community Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 310 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 15.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 9% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Wood Ley Community Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#10,093
National rank
#1095
In East of England
#142
In Suffolk
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
49%
% achieving higher RWM
9%
Reading average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 310 % FSM ever-6 16.4% % EAL 3.2% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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