Lavenham Community Primary School
Barn Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Rory Michael
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 125
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 124540
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787247350
About this school
Lavenham Community Primary School is a community primary school in Sudbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lavenham 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 22 | 30 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 57% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 7% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 57% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 73% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Lavenham 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 | 68% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 118 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lavenham Community Primary School compares
Lavenham Community Primary School ranked 20th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.4% | 21.2% | 114 | — |
| Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 74% | 4.8% | 13.9% | 196 | 3.1 miles |
| Cockfield Church of England Primary School | 73% | 6% | 27.8% | 70 | 3.6 miles |
| Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 19.4% | 203 | 3.7 miles |
| Long Melford Church of England Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 21.4% | 207 | 4.1 miles |
| All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall | 80% | 3.7% | 14.6% | 175 | 4.5 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)
- 21.19%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.44%
- Persistent absence
- 15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Cockfield Church of England Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Long Melford Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall4.5 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Sudbury
Lavenham Community Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- 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 Lavenham Community Primary School teach?
- Lavenham Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sudbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Lavenham Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lavenham Community Primary School is Mr Rory Michael, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lavenham Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lavenham 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 Lavenham Community Primary School?
- Lavenham Community Primary School has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lavenham Community Primary School full?
- Lavenham Community Primary School has capacity for 125 pupils and 114 on roll (91%), 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 Lavenham Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lavenham Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lavenham Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lavenham Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Lavenham Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lavenham Community Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Lavenham Community Primary School ranked 20th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lavenham Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Lavenham Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lavenham Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lavenham 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.