Chilton Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Stowmarket, Suffolk
Chilton Community Primary School is a primary school in Stowmarket, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 29 January 2025.
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Catchment area for Chilton Community Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1NN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 133 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “Chilton Community Primary School is an inclusive, caring school.”
- “The school’s values of ‘respect, believe and achieve’ are evident in all aspects of school life.”
- “Pupils talk with enthusiasm about their learning.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, teachers do not adapt activities well enough.”
- “Sometimes, pupils can find the work too easy.”
- “Teachers’ expectations of pupils’ writing, spelling, punctuation and grammar can be varied.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 March 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) | 68% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 13 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.
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Wood Ley Community Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grace Cook Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cedars Park Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Combs Ford Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged
- Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Freeman Community Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.2 mi Good