Edgar Sewter Community Primary School
Norwich Road, Halesworth, IP19 8BU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASSET EDUCATION
- Headteacher
- Miss Katherine Milk
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Asset Education
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 266
- URN
- 144444
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01986873194
About this school
Edgar Sewter Community Primary School is a primary academy in Halesworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 266 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Edgar Sewter 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 41 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 46% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 66% | 59% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 56% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 54% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Edgar Sewter 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 | 44% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 307 |
| 2024/25 | 302 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Edgar Sewter Community Primary School compares
Edgar Sewter Community Primary School ranked 201st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5.5% | 34.6% | 266 | — |
| Holton St Peter Community Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 19.2% | 141 | 1.0 miles |
| Bramfield Church of England Primary School | 75% | 3.6% | 25.3% | 103 | 2.7 miles |
| Wenhaston Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 16.7% | 93 | 3.0 miles |
| Ilketshall St Lawrence School | 56% | 4.2% | 17.8% | 99 | 3.2 miles |
| Brampton Church of England Primary School | 60% | 6% | 28.1% | 82 | 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)
- 34.55%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.45%
- Persistent absence
- 15.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holton St Peter Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Bramfield Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Wenhaston Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Halesworth
-
Ilketshall St Lawrence School3.2 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Brampton Church of England Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Beccles
Other schools in Halesworth
- Bramfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holton St Peter Community Primary School Primary
- Wenhaston Primary School Primary
- Bramfield House School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Edgar Sewter Community Primary School teach?
- Edgar Sewter Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Halesworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Edgar Sewter Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Edgar Sewter Community Primary School is Miss Katherine Milk, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Edgar Sewter Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Edgar Sewter 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 Edgar Sewter Community Primary School?
- Edgar Sewter Community Primary School has 266 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Edgar Sewter Community Primary School full?
- Edgar Sewter Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 266 on roll (63%), 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 Edgar Sewter Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Edgar Sewter Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Edgar Sewter Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Edgar Sewter Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Edgar Sewter Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Edgar Sewter Community Primary School is part of ASSET EDUCATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Edgar Sewter Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Edgar Sewter Community Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Edgar Sewter Community Primary School ranked 201st of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Edgar Sewter Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Edgar Sewter Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Edgar Sewter Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Edgar Sewter 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.