Place Farm Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Haverhill, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.988 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Place Farm Primary Academy is a primary school in Haverhill, Suffolk for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2022. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Place Farm Primary Academy 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 | 0.988 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Suffolk.
- In Reception 2026 the last place went to a child living 0.988 miles away, 19th shortest of 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.55 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 56 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
- Here 30.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 40.5 pupils per teacher; the 8 nearest primary schools in Suffolk have middle figures of 19% and 22.2.
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
- Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 416 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 40.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 October 2022
Strengths
- “Place Farm Academy pupils are at the heart of everything the school does.”
- “Pupils understand and show the school’s ‘PROUD’ values.”
- “They are professional, resilient, optimistic, understanding and driven.”
To improve
- “There are occasions where staff do not adapt the planned curriculum as effectively as they could.”
- “This means that activities are not always as closely linked to what pupils need to know or do as they should be.”
- “As a result, some pupils miss the chance to secure new, or develop existing, knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 2022 (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) | 75% | 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: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 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.
- New Cangle Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Burton End Primary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill 0.5 mi Good
- Clements Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Westfield Primary Academy 0.8 mi Good
- Coupals Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Kedington Primary Academy 2.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published