Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled schoolPrimaryAges 4–11MixedChurch of England
Aylmer Close, Risby, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RT
Headteacher (Interim) · Mrs Lucy Smith
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Key facts
Pupils203Capacity 210
OfstedGoodInspected 29 November 2022
Free school meals7.4%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 29 November 2022.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in SuffolkApplications for September 2026
29 of the 30 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered29
Applications64
First choice30
First-choice offers29
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Sexton's Manor Primary School2.4 mi
- Howard Community Academy2.5 mi
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.7 mi
- Tollgate Primary School3.0 mi
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy3.1 mi