Woodbridge Primary School
Wilkinson Way, Woodbridge, IP12 1SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Lynsey Crossley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 124619
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01394382516
About this school
Woodbridge Primary School is a community primary school in Woodbridge. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 209 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 29 | 30 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 63% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 70% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 70% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 60% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Woodbridge 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 | 59% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 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 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 188 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodbridge Primary School compares
Woodbridge Primary School ranked 50th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.5% | 12.2% | 209 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge | 73% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| Melton Primary School | 58% | 8.5% | 33.3% | 163 | 0.6 miles |
| Kyson Primary School | — | — | — | 380 | 1.1 miles |
| Martlesham Primary Academy | 75% | 4.3% | 27.6% | 125 | 2.7 miles |
| Eyke Church of England Primary School | 78% | 4.6% | 7.8% | 97 | 2.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.23%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 11.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge0.6 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
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Melton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
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Kyson Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
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Martlesham Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
Eyke Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
Other schools in Woodbridge
Woodbridge Primary School ranks 5th 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
- Earl Soham Community 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodbridge Primary School teach?
- Woodbridge Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Woodbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodbridge Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodbridge Primary School is Headteacher Lynsey Crossley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodbridge Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge Primary School?
- Woodbridge Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodbridge Primary School full?
- Woodbridge Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 209 on roll (89%), 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 Woodbridge Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodbridge Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodbridge Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodbridge Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Woodbridge Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodbridge Primary School rank locally?
- Woodbridge Primary School ranked 50th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodbridge Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodbridge Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodbridge Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodbridge 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.