Nayland Primary School
Bear Street, Nayland, Nr Colchester, CO6 4HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katie Coburn
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 124543
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01206262348
About this school
Nayland Primary School is a community primary school in Nr Colchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Nayland 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
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 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 78% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 88% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 97% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 84% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Nayland 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 | 70% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Nayland Primary School compares
Nayland Primary School ranked 10th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.3% | 7.9% | 197 | — |
| Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School | — | 8.9% | 56.8% | 48 | 1.5 miles |
| Boxted St Peter's Church of England School | 77% | 4.6% | 8.3% | 206 | 2.4 miles |
| The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 15.9% | 203 | 3.2 miles |
| Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 86% | 4.2% | 12.3% | 178 | 3.7 miles |
| Langham Primary Academy | — | — | — | 101 | 3.8 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 report26 March 2025
- 29 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.88%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.33%
- Persistent absence
- 3.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Nr Colchester
-
Boxted St Peter's Church of England School2.4 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
The Bishop William Ward Church of England Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Colchester
-
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Langham Primary Academy3.8 miles
Primary · Colchester
Other schools in Nr Colchester
Common questions
- What ages does Nayland Primary School teach?
- Nayland Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Nr Colchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Nayland Primary School?
- The headteacher of Nayland Primary School is Mrs Katie Coburn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Nayland Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Nayland 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 Nayland Primary School?
- Nayland Primary School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Nayland Primary School full?
- Nayland Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 197 on roll (94%), 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 Nayland Primary School a faith school?
- No. Nayland Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Nayland Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Nayland Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Nayland Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Nayland Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Nayland Primary School ranked 10th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Nayland Primary School's absence rate?
- Nayland Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Nayland Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Nayland 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.