Place Farm Primary Academy
Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Sendall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 416
- URN
- 138161
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01440702836
About this school
Place Farm Primary Academy is a primary academy in Haverhill. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 416 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Place Farm Primary Academy, 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 73% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 17% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 83% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 77% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 68% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Place Farm Primary Academy 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 | 62% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 410 |
| 2024/25 | 403 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Place Farm Primary Academy compares
Place Farm Primary Academy ranked 31st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6.3% | 31.3% | 416 | — |
| New Cangle Community Primary School | 50% | 4.8% | 13.8% | 210 | 0.4 miles |
| Burton End Primary Academy | 57% | 5.4% | 26.4% | 449 | 0.5 miles |
| St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill | 45% | 4.3% | 11.9% | 217 | 0.5 miles |
| Clements Primary Academy | 57% | 7.7% | 41.2% | 268 | 0.6 miles |
| Westfield Primary Academy | 55% | 5.9% | 24.3% | 425 | 0.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.27%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Cangle Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Burton End Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill0.5 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Clements Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Haverhill
-
Westfield Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Haverhill
Other schools in Haverhill
Place Farm Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 10 ranked primary schools in Haverhill.
- Burton End Primary Academy Primary
- Clements Primary Academy Primary
- Coupals Primary Academy Primary
- Kedington Primary Academy Primary
- New Cangle Community Primary School Primary
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill Primary
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School Primary
- Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Westfield Primary Academy Primary
- Castle Manor Academy Secondary
- Samuel Ward Academy Secondary
- Broadlands Hall Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Place Farm Primary Academy teach?
- Place Farm Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Haverhill.
- Who is the headteacher of Place Farm Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Place Farm Primary Academy is Mrs Jane Sendall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Place Farm Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Place Farm Primary Academy, 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 Place Farm Primary Academy?
- Place Farm Primary Academy has 416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Place Farm Primary Academy full?
- Place Farm Primary Academy has capacity for 446 pupils and 416 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 Place Farm Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Place Farm Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Place Farm Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Place Farm Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Place Farm Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Place Farm Primary Academy is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Place Farm Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Place Farm Primary Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Place Farm Primary Academy ranked 31st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Place Farm Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Place Farm Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Place Farm Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Place Farm Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.