Lakenheath Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Lakenheath, Suffolk
Lakenheath Community Primary School is a primary school in Lakenheath, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hebden Way, Lakenheath, IP27 9FY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 282 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 14 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this friendly village school.”
- “They are proud to achieve the ‘gold pin’ of ‘learn, create, progress, succeed’.”
- “Most pupils achieve well during their time at the school.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, this is not precise enough.”
- “This means there are occasions where the work teachers set for pupils does not enable pupils to build on their prior knowledge as well as they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 45% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 34 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 34 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Forest Academy 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Beck Row Primary Academy 4.4 mi Good
- Glade Academy 4.4 mi Good
- Great Heath Academy 5.2 mi Good
- St Mary's Church of England Academy 5.5 mi Requires improvement
- West Row Academy 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Elveden Church of England Primary Academy 6.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Pines Primary School 8.1 mi Good Last distance published