Occold Primary School
The Street, Occold, Eye, IP23 7PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Watts
- Sponsor
- All Saints Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 146173
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379678330
About this school
Occold Primary School is a primary academy in Eye. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 53 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 January 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 63% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 88% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 88% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| 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 Occold 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 | 54% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53 |
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 48 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Occold Primary School compares
Occold Primary School ranked 156th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.4% | 10.4% | 53 | — |
| Thorndon Church of England Primary School | 82% | 3.9% | 28.9% | 58 | 1.1 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye | 60% | 5.1% | 23.9% | 200 | 2.0 miles |
| Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School | — | 3.3% | 15.8% | 40 | 3.1 miles |
| St Edmund's Primary School | 63% | 5.6% | 28.6% | 57 | 3.8 miles |
| Mellis Church of England Primary School | 65% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 147 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.42%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.35%
- Persistent absence
- 17.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorndon Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Eye
- 2.0 miles
-
Wetheringsett Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
St Edmund's Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Eye
-
Mellis Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Eye
Other schools in Eye
Occold Primary School ranks 8th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Eye.
- Fressingfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gislingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Mellis Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Edmund's Primary School Primary
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye Primary
- Stradbroke Church of England Primary School Primary
- Thorndon Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wilby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hartismere School Secondary
- Stradbroke High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Occold Primary School teach?
- Occold Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Eye.
- Who is the headteacher of Occold Primary School?
- The headteacher of Occold Primary School is Mrs Gemma Watts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Occold Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Occold 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 Occold Primary School?
- Occold Primary School has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Occold Primary School full?
- Occold Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 53 on roll (76%), 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 Occold Primary School a faith school?
- No. Occold Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Occold Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Occold Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Occold Primary School?
- Occold Primary School is part of ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Occold Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Occold Primary School rank locally?
- Occold Primary School ranked 156th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Occold Primary School's absence rate?
- Occold Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Occold Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Occold 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.