Coldfair Green Community Primary School
Judith Avenue, Knodishall, Saxmundham, IP17 1UY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Louise Smith
- Sponsor
- Evolution Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 146875
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01728830649
About this school
Coldfair Green Community Primary School is a primary academy in Saxmundham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 160 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Coldfair Green 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. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 21 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 29% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 81% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 52% | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Coldfair Green 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 | 29% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 141 |
| 2023/24 | 141 |
| 2024/25 | 148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Coldfair Green Community Primary School compares
Coldfair Green Community Primary School ranked 199th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 6.2% | 14.2% | 160 | — |
| Leiston Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 37.8% | 383 | 1.4 miles |
| Snape Primary School | 43% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 103 | 2.9 miles |
| Aldeburgh Primary School | 64% | 7.5% | 26.1% | 78 | 3.2 miles |
| Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 38.7% | 77 | 3.3 miles |
| Saxmundham Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 41.5% | 252 | 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)
- 14.19%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.22%
- Persistent absence
- 10.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leiston Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Leiston
-
Snape Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Aldeburgh Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Aldeburgh
-
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Saxmundham Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
Other schools in Saxmundham
Coldfair Green Community Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Saxmundham.
Common questions
- What ages does Coldfair Green Community Primary School teach?
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Saxmundham.
- Who is the headteacher of Coldfair Green Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Coldfair Green Community Primary School is Miss Louise Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Coldfair Green Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Coldfair Green 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 Coldfair Green Community Primary School?
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Coldfair Green Community Primary School full?
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School has capacity for 140 pupils and 160 on roll (114%), 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 Coldfair Green Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Coldfair Green Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Coldfair Green Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Coldfair Green Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Coldfair Green Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School is part of EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Coldfair Green 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 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Coldfair Green Community Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School ranked 199th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Coldfair Green Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Coldfair Green Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Coldfair Green 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 2 July 2026.