Grace Cook Primary School
Fuller Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1GG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Mayes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Orwell Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 149067
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01449833094
About this school
Grace Cook Primary School is a primary academy in Stowmarket. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Grace Cook 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Grace Cook 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 104 |
| 2024/25 | 182 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grace Cook Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 13.3% | 203 | — |
| Wood Ley Community Primary School | 49% | 4.9% | 16.5% | 307 | 0.4 miles |
| Chilton Community Primary School | 68% | 5.3% | 43.4% | 133 | 0.7 miles |
| Abbot's Hall Community Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 16.3% | 366 | 1.1 miles |
| Cedars Park Community Primary School | 72% | 3.7% | 14.8% | 389 | 1.6 miles |
| Crawford's Church of England Primary School | 62% | 5.7% | 38.5% | 90 | 1.6 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)
- 13.33%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood Ley Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Chilton Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Abbot's Hall Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Cedars Park Community Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
-
Crawford's Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Stowmarket
Other schools in Stowmarket
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Cedars Park Community Primary School Primary
- Chilton Community Primary School Primary
- Combs Ford Primary School Primary
- Crawford's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Freeman Community Primary School Primary
- Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Helmingham Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Mendlesham Primary School Primary
- Old Newton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ringshall School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Grace Cook Primary School teach?
- Grace Cook Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Stowmarket.
- Who is the headteacher of Grace Cook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Grace Cook Primary School is Mrs Lisa Mayes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Grace Cook Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grace Cook 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 Grace Cook Primary School?
- Grace Cook Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Grace Cook Primary School full?
- Grace Cook Primary School has capacity for 270 pupils and 203 on roll (75%), 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 Grace Cook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Grace Cook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Grace Cook Primary School a selective school?
- No. Grace Cook Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Grace Cook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grace Cook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Grace Cook Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Grace Cook Primary School is part of ORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Grace Cook Primary School's absence rate?
- Grace Cook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Grace Cook Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Grace Cook Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.