Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy
High Street, Yoxford, Saxmundham, IP17 3EU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONSORTIUM TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katy Last
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Consortium Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 143830
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01728668291
About this school
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy is a primary academy in Saxmundham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 88 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Yoxford & Peasenhall 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors confirmed the school remains Good.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 15 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 27% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 80% | 40% |
| Expected standard in maths | 29% | 33% | 30% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 33% | 20% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 96.0 | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
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 Yoxford & Peasenhall 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 | 29% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 27% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy compares
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy ranked 219th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% 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 | 30% | 8.4% | 35.6% | 88 | — |
| Middleton Community Primary School | — | 5% | 26.3% | 16 | 2.3 miles |
| Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 16.4% | 166 | 2.9 miles |
| Bramfield Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.6% | 25.3% | 103 | 3.0 miles |
| Saxmundham Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 41.5% | 252 | 3.4 miles |
| Wenhaston Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 16.7% | 93 | 4.4 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 report21 May 2024
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.63%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.35%
- Persistent absence
- 25.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Middleton Community Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Bramfield Church of England Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Saxmundham Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Wenhaston Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Halesworth
Other schools in Saxmundham
Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy ranks 6th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Saxmundham.
Common questions
- What ages does Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy teach?
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Saxmundham.
- Who is the headteacher of Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy is Mrs Katy Last, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yoxford & Peasenhall 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 Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy?
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy full?
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 88 on roll (84%), 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 Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy is part of CONSORTIUM TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 29% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy ranked 219th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% 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 Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yoxford & Peasenhall 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.