Woodhall Primary School
Mayflower Way, Sudbury, CO10 1ST
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Tweed
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 143860
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787373661
About this school
Woodhall Primary School is a primary academy in Sudbury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 56 | 63 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 64% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 68% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 77% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 68% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Woodhall 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 | 68% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 446 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Woodhall Primary School compares
Woodhall Primary School ranked 24th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 78% | 5% | 34.2% | 448 | — |
| Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury | 53% | 5.3% | 28% | 268 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School | 73% | 5.5% | 16.6% | 137 | 0.6 miles |
| St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 26.7% | 227 | 1.0 miles |
| Pot Kiln Primary School | 47% | 7.4% | 31.5% | 236 | 1.2 miles |
| Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 74% | 4.8% | 13.9% | 196 | 1.8 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 report26 March 2025
- 3 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.24%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.97%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury0.3 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Pot Kiln Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Sudbury
Other schools in Sudbury
Woodhall Primary School ranks 4th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Sudbury.
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cavendish Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clare Community Primary School Primary
- Glemsford Primary Academy Primary
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hundon Community Primary School Primary
- Lavenham Community Primary School Primary
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Pot Kiln Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Woodhall Primary School teach?
- Woodhall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sudbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Woodhall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Woodhall Primary School is Mrs Lisa Tweed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Woodhall Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Woodhall 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 Woodhall Primary School?
- Woodhall Primary School has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Woodhall Primary School full?
- Woodhall Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 448 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Woodhall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Woodhall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Woodhall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Woodhall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Woodhall Primary School?
- Woodhall Primary School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Woodhall Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Woodhall Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Woodhall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Woodhall Primary School rank locally?
- Woodhall Primary School ranked 24th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Woodhall Primary School's absence rate?
- Woodhall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Woodhall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Woodhall 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.