Middleton Community Primary School
Rectory Road, Middleton, Saxmundham, IP17 3NW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONSORTIUM TRUST
- Academy Head
- Mrs Katy Last
- Sponsor
- The Consortium Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 143806
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01728648251
About this school
Middleton Community Primary School is a primary academy in Saxmundham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 16 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Middleton Community 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
- 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 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 29% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 71% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 43% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 43% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 103.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 98.0 | - |
Trends over time
How Middleton Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 19 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Middleton Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 26.3% | 16 | — |
| Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy | 30% | 8.4% | 35.6% | 88 | 2.3 miles |
| Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 16.4% | 166 | 3.5 miles |
| Leiston Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 37.8% | 383 | 3.6 miles |
| Saxmundham Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 41.5% | 252 | 4.0 miles |
| Bramfield Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.6% | 25.3% | 103 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report7 May 2025
- 17 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.32%
- English as an additional language
- 15.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 5.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Leiston Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Leiston
-
Saxmundham Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Bramfield Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Halesworth
Other schools in Saxmundham
Common questions
- What ages does Middleton Community Primary School teach?
- Middleton Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Saxmundham.
- Who is the academy head of Middleton Community Primary School?
- The academy head of Middleton Community Primary School is Mrs Katy Last, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Middleton Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Middleton Community 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 Middleton Community Primary School?
- Middleton Community Primary School has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Middleton Community Primary School full?
- Middleton Community Primary School has capacity for 75 pupils and 16 on roll (21%), 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 Middleton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Middleton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Middleton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Middleton Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Middleton Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Middleton Community Primary School is part of CONSORTIUM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Middleton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Middleton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Middleton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Middleton Community 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 10 July 2026.