Earl Soham Community Primary School
Earl Soham, The Street, Woodbridge, IP13 7SA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jen Carlyle
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 124578
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01728685359
About this school
Earl Soham Community Primary School is a community primary school in Woodbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 78 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. 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 7 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 57% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 57% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 43% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Earl Soham 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 | 47% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 77 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Earl Soham Community Primary School compares
Earl Soham Community Primary School ranked 104th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.3% | 16.9% | 78 | — |
| Bedfield Church of England Primary School | — | 5.9% | 28.6% | 18 | 1.8 miles |
| Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 71% | 4.8% | 15.5% | 311 | 3.1 miles |
| Worlingworth Church of England primary school | — | — | — | 58 | 3.1 miles |
| Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School | 58% | 4.5% | 15.1% | 169 | 3.7 miles |
| Helmingham Primary School and Nursery | — | 14.6% | 5.6% | 30 | 3.7 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
- 1 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report25 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.88%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.25%
- Persistent absence
- 7.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedfield Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Framlingham, Woodbridge
-
Worlingworth Church of England primary school3.1 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School3.7 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Helmingham Primary School and Nursery3.7 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
Other schools in Woodbridge
Earl Soham Community Primary School ranks 9th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Woodbridge.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Laxfield Primary
- Bawdsey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bealings School Primary
- Bedfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Charsfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Dennington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Easton Primary School Primary
- Eyke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grundisburgh Primary School Primary
- Hollesley Primary School Primary
- Kyson Primary School Primary
- Martlesham Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Earl Soham Community Primary School teach?
- Earl Soham Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Woodbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Earl Soham Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Earl Soham Community Primary School is Mrs Jen Carlyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Earl Soham Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Earl Soham 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 big is Earl Soham Community Primary School?
- Earl Soham Community Primary School has 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Earl Soham Community Primary School full?
- Earl Soham Community Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 78 on roll (93%), 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 Earl Soham Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Earl Soham Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Earl Soham Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Earl Soham Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Earl Soham Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Earl Soham Community Primary School rank locally?
- Earl Soham Community Primary School ranked 104th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Earl Soham Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Earl Soham Community 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 Earl Soham Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Earl Soham 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.