Hundon Community Primary School
North Street, Hundon, Sudbury, CO10 8EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon FitzGerald
- Federation
- Hundon and Thurlow Primary Federation
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 124538
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01440786217
About this school
Hundon Community Primary School is a community primary school in Sudbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 64 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hundon Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 64% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 91% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 82% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 82% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 112.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Hundon Community 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 | 46% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 70 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hundon Community Primary School compares
Hundon Community Primary School ranked 195th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 6.3% | 22.9% | 64 | — |
| Kedington Primary Academy | 84% | 5.5% | 11.2% | 208 | 2.3 miles |
| Clare Community Primary School | 50% | 5.8% | 17.4% | 199 | 2.7 miles |
| Coupals Primary Academy | 77% | 5.2% | 25.4% | 290 | 3.9 miles |
| Wickhambrook Primary Academy | 70% | 4.7% | 18.2% | 180 | 4.0 miles |
| Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 15.4% | 77 | 4.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report8 May 2025
- 5 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.86%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.33%
- Persistent absence
- 14.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kedington Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Clare Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Coupals Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Wickhambrook Primary Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Newmarket
-
Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Haverhill
Other schools in Sudbury
Hundon Community Primary School ranks 15th 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
- Lavenham Community Primary School Primary
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Pot Kiln 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 ages does Hundon Community Primary School teach?
- Hundon Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sudbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Hundon Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hundon Community Primary School is Mrs Sharon FitzGerald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hundon Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hundon Community 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 many pupils are at Hundon Community Primary School?
- Hundon Community Primary School has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hundon Community Primary School full?
- Hundon Community Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 64 on roll (61%), 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 Hundon Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hundon Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hundon Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hundon Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hundon Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hundon Community Primary School is part of the Hundon and Thurlow Primary Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hundon Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hundon Community Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Hundon Community Primary School ranked 195th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hundon Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hundon Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hundon Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hundon Community 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.