Pot Kiln Primary School
Butt Road, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Sean Ambrose
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 124536
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787372107
About this school
Pot Kiln Primary School is a community primary school in Sudbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 April 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 31 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 45% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 6% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 65% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 48% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 46% | 48% | 49% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pot Kiln Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 286 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pot Kiln Primary School compares
Pot Kiln Primary School ranked 181st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 7.4% | 31.5% | 236 | — |
| Wells Hall Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 20.9% | 494 | 0.6 miles |
| St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 26.7% | 227 | 1.0 miles |
| Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury | 53% | 5.3% | 28% | 268 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 16.6% | 137 | 1.0 miles |
| Woodhall Primary School | 78% | 5% | 34.2% | 448 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.45%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.35%
- Persistent absence
- 22.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wells Hall Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury1.0 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Woodhall Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sudbury
Other schools in Sudbury
Pot Kiln Primary School ranks 14th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Sudbury.
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cavendish Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clare Community Primary School Primary
- Glemsford Primary Academy Primary
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hundon Community Primary School Primary
- Lavenham Community Primary School Primary
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pot Kiln Primary School teach?
- Pot Kiln Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sudbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Pot Kiln Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pot Kiln Primary School is Mr Sean Ambrose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pot Kiln Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pot Kiln Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Pot Kiln Primary School?
- Pot Kiln Primary School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Pot Kiln Primary School full?
- Pot Kiln Primary School has capacity for 330 pupils and 236 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pot Kiln Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pot Kiln Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pot Kiln Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pot Kiln Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Pot Kiln Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pot Kiln Primary School rank locally?
- Pot Kiln Primary School ranked 181st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pot Kiln Primary School's absence rate?
- Pot Kiln Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pot Kiln Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pot Kiln Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.