Saxmundham Primary School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Brook Farm Road, Saxmundham, IP17 1XQ
Headteacher · Mr James Ratcliffe
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 18 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils252Capacity 315
OfstedGoodInspected 23 April 2024
TrustEast Anglian Schools Trust Ltd
Free school meals40.6%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 23 April 2024.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- 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
All 25 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered25
Applications29
First choice25
First-choice offers25
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
- Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.6 mi
- Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School1.3 mi
- Snape Primary School3.3 mi
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy3.4 mi
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School3.9 mi