Reydon Primary School
Jermyns Road, Reydon, Southwold, IP18 6QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sandra Foxwell
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 234
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 141702
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502723084
About this school
Reydon Primary School is a primary academy in Southwold. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 168 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 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 54% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 68% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Reydon 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 | 50% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 191 |
| 2023/24 | 200 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Reydon Primary School compares
Reydon Primary School ranked 66th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.5% | 28.3% | 168 | — |
| Southwold Primary School | 43% | 8.1% | 57.5% | 60 | 0.9 miles |
| Brampton Church of England Primary School | 60% | 6% | 28.1% | 82 | 4.8 miles |
| Wenhaston Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 16.7% | 93 | 4.8 miles |
| Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy | 71% | 7.5% | 45.1% | 198 | 6.0 miles |
| Holton St Peter Community Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 19.2% | 141 | 6.0 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)
- 28.26%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.53%
- Persistent absence
- 14.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Southwold Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Southwold
-
Brampton Church of England Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Wenhaston Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy6.0 miles
Primary · Lowestoft
-
Holton St Peter Community Primary School6.0 miles
Primary · Halesworth
Other schools in Southwold
- Southwold Primary School Primary
- Saint Felix School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Reydon Primary School teach?
- Reydon Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Southwold.
- Who is the headteacher of Reydon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Reydon Primary School is Mrs Sandra Foxwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Reydon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Reydon 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 Reydon Primary School?
- Reydon Primary School has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Reydon Primary School full?
- Reydon Primary School has capacity for 234 pupils and 168 on roll (72%), 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 Reydon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Reydon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Reydon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Reydon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Reydon Primary School?
- Reydon Primary School is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Reydon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Reydon Primary School rank locally?
- Reydon Primary School ranked 66th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Reydon Primary School's absence rate?
- Reydon Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Reydon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Reydon 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 1 July 2026.