Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Sudbury, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.832 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Sudbury, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.832 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 4.832 miles away, the 4th longest of 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.55 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Stone Street Road, Boxford, Sudbury, CO10 5NP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 178 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “This school has a culture of kindness and respect.”
- “Pupils receive excellent support with their well-being.”
- “The school compassionately helps families where needed.”
To improve
- “In a few aspects of the curriculum, improvements are still not fully embedded.”
- “While this is mostly the case, occasionally the school uses activities that do not help pupils learn the intended knowledge.”
- “Where this happens, pupils make less progress.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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) | 86% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School 2.8 mi Good
- Kersey Church of England Primary School 3.2 mi Good
- Nayland Primary School 3.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hadleigh Community Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh 4.4 mi Standards maintained
- Beaumont Community Primary School 4.5 mi Good
- Wells Hall Primary School 4.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published