Bacton Primary School
Taylors Green, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OXLIP LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Head of School
- Mrs Tessa Sait
- Sponsor
- Oxlip Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 143359
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01449781367
About this school
Bacton Primary School is a primary academy in Stowmarket. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bacton 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 16 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 31% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 50% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 38% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 38% | 37% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 Bacton 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 | 67% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 31% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 113 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bacton Primary School compares
Bacton Primary School ranked 183rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% 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 | 47% | 4.5% | 36.3% | 111 | — |
| Old Newton Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 15.7% | 70 | 3.0 miles |
| Gislingham Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.6% | 11.6% | 144 | 3.0 miles |
| Mendlesham Primary School | 53% | 5.3% | 21.7% | 100 | 3.2 miles |
| Crawford's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.7% | 38.5% | 90 | 3.4 miles |
| Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 56% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 117 | 4.1 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)
- 36.28%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 6.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Newton Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Gislingham Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Eye
-
Mendlesham Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Crawford's Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Stowmarket
Bacton Primary School ranks 14th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Stowmarket.
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Cedars Park Community Primary School Primary
- Chilton Community Primary School Primary
- Combs Ford Primary School Primary
- Crawford's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Freeman Community Primary School Primary
- Grace Cook Primary School Primary
- Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Mendlesham Primary School Primary
- Old Newton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ringshall School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bacton Primary School teach?
- Bacton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Stowmarket.
- Who is the head of school of Bacton Primary School?
- The head of school of Bacton Primary School is Mrs Tessa Sait, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bacton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bacton 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 Bacton Primary School?
- Bacton Primary School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bacton Primary School full?
- Bacton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 111 on roll (53%), 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 Bacton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bacton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bacton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bacton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Bacton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bacton Primary School is part of OXLIP LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bacton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bacton Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Bacton Primary School ranked 183rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% 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 Bacton Primary School's absence rate?
- Bacton 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 Bacton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bacton 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 2 July 2026.