Freeman Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Stowmarket, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.978 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Freeman Community Primary School is a primary school in Stowmarket, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 September 2024. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Freeman Community 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 | 0.978 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The 2026 Reception last distance offered was 0.978 miles, the 18th shortest of 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 1.55 miles.
- For Reception 2026 there were 32 first-choice applications for 29 offers; all 29 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 23.5 pupils per teacher, above the middle figure of 20.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Suffolk.
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
- Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 197 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 September 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils genuinely enjoy attending the school because they feel safe and cared for by adults.”
- “If pupils are worried, they know that adults will listen to, and act on, their concerns.”
- “Adults are good role models, showing patience and kindness.”
To improve
- “However, the use of assessment is less effective across the school.”
- “Errors and misconceptions are not always picked up.”
- “As a result, these are repeated in pupils’ work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 October 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) | 54% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- Cedars Park Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Old Newton Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Chilton Community Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained
- Combs Ford Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained
- Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained
- Wood Ley Community Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grace Cook Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published