Clare Community Primary School
Erbury Place, Clare, Sudbury, CO10 8PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ANGLIAN LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorna Stranger
- Sponsor
- Anglian Learning
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 144399
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01787277423
About this school
Clare Community Primary School is a primary academy in Sudbury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 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
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 67% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 80% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 70% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Clare 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 197 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Clare Community Primary School compares
Clare Community Primary School ranked 170th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.8% | 17.4% | 199 | — |
| Cavendish Church of England Primary School | — | 4.7% | — | 52 | 2.3 miles |
| Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 6.1% | 46 | 2.6 miles |
| Hundon Community Primary School | 43% | 6.3% | 22.9% | 64 | 2.7 miles |
| Ridgewell Church of England Primary School | 77% | 5.9% | 33.3% | 55 | 3.4 miles |
| Kedington Primary Academy | 84% | 5.5% | 11.2% | 208 | 3.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report22 January 2025
- 13 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.41%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.75%
- Persistent absence
- 14.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cavendish Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Hundon Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Sudbury
-
Ridgewell Church of England Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Halstead
-
Kedington Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Haverhill
Other schools in Sudbury
Clare Community Primary School ranks 13th 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
- 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
- St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Clare Community Primary School teach?
- Clare Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sudbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Clare Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Clare Community Primary School is Mrs Lorna Stranger, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Clare Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Clare 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 big is Clare Community Primary School?
- Clare Community Primary School has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Clare Community Primary School full?
- Clare Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 199 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Clare Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Clare Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Clare Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Clare Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Clare Community Primary School?
- Clare Community Primary School is part of ANGLIAN LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Clare Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Clare Community Primary School rank locally?
- Clare Community Primary School ranked 170th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Clare Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Clare Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Clare Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Clare 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.