Woolpit Primary Academy
Heath Road, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THEDWASTRE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Jones
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 123
- URN
- 142566
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01359240625
About this school
Woolpit Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 123 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 17 | 27 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 33% | 29% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 52% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 37% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 41% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Woolpit 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 | 53% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 29% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 114 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woolpit Primary Academy compares
Woolpit Primary Academy ranked 220th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 29% | 8.4% | 36% | 123 | — |
| Elmswell Community Primary School | 76% | 4.4% | 19.4% | 383 | 1.3 miles |
| Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy | 75% | 3.9% | 16.8% | 135 | 2.0 miles |
| Thurston Church of England Primary Academy | 59% | 5.6% | 19.9% | 349 | 2.6 miles |
| Norton CEVC Primary School | 83% | 4.7% | 10.2% | 203 | 2.6 miles |
| Crawford's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.7% | 38.5% | 90 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.96%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 18.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elmswell Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Thurston Church of England Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
-
Norton CEVC Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Crawford's Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
Woolpit Primary Academy ranks 25th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bury St Edmunds.
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Primary
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beck Row Primary Academy Primary
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Heath Academy Primary
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primary
- Hardwick Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woolpit Primary Academy teach?
- Woolpit Primary Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Who is the headteacher of Woolpit Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Woolpit Primary Academy is Mrs Emma Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woolpit Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woolpit 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 big is Woolpit Primary Academy?
- Woolpit Primary Academy has 123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Woolpit Primary Academy full?
- Woolpit Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 123 on roll (59%), 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 Woolpit Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Woolpit Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Woolpit Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Woolpit Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Woolpit Primary Academy?
- Woolpit Primary Academy is part of THEDWASTRE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Woolpit Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woolpit Primary Academy rank locally?
- Woolpit Primary Academy ranked 220th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woolpit Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Woolpit Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woolpit Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woolpit 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 2 July 2026.