Lavenham Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Sudbury, Suffolk
Lavenham Community Primary School is a primary school in Sudbury, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 December 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Barn Street, Lavenham, Sudbury, CO10 9RB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 114 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel happy and safe at Lavenham Primary.”
- “They are enthusiastic about school and attend well.”
- “Pupils know that if they ever feel worried, they have adults who care for them and will listen.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when the activities pupils complete do not enable them to learn the curriculum as well as they could.”
- “Some activities do not allow pupils to practise or apply their learning sufficiently well.”
- “On these occasions, pupils do not achieve as effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2025 (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) | 79% | 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: 7 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi Standards maintained
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall 4.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bildeston Primary School 4.7 mi Good
- Woodhall Primary School 4.9 mi Improved significantly
- Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury 5.2 mi School remains Good