Bacton Primary School

School overview

Bacton Primary School is a primary school serving Stowmarket, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 113 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bacton Primary School 'Good'. 47% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 16.0 percentage points year on year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to 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 100 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Bacton Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 14 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 14.1 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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 above.