Sandlings Primary School
Easton Road, Sutton, Woodbridge, IP12 3TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Patricia Toal
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 124685
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01394420444
About this school
Sandlings Primary School is a community primary school in Woodbridge. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 82 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sandlings 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 71% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 100% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 71% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 43% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Sandlings 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 | 36% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandlings Primary School compares
Sandlings Primary School ranked 40th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 | 73% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 82 | — |
| Eyke Church of England Primary School | 78% | 4.6% | 7.8% | 97 | 2.2 miles |
| Melton Primary School | 58% | 8.5% | 33.3% | 163 | 2.7 miles |
| Woodbridge Primary School | 72% | 4.5% | 12.2% | 209 | 2.9 miles |
| Hollesley Primary School | — | — | — | 76 | 3.1 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge | 73% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 198 | 3.4 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 report14 May 2025
- 11 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.66%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.11%
- Persistent absence
- 4.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eyke Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
Melton Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
Woodbridge Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
Hollesley Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge3.4 miles
Primary · Woodbridge
Other schools in Woodbridge
Sandlings Primary School ranks 3rd 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 ages does Sandlings Primary School teach?
- Sandlings Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Woodbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandlings Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sandlings Primary School is Miss Patricia Toal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sandlings Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandlings 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 Sandlings Primary School?
- Sandlings Primary School has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Sandlings Primary School full?
- Sandlings Primary School has capacity for 266 pupils and 82 on roll (31%), 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 Sandlings Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sandlings Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandlings Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sandlings Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sandlings Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandlings Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Sandlings Primary School ranked 40th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% 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 Sandlings Primary School's absence rate?
- Sandlings Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandlings Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandlings 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.