Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School

Babergh · IP9 1DT

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 117 pupils, 17.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Woodlands, Chelmondiston, Ipswich, IP9 1DT – View on map
Phone: 01473780576
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Headteacher Lesley Etchingham
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 20 families put it first for 20 places – 10 for every 10 places. 95% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

117 pupils out of 140 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 21
% eligible for free school meals: 17.9%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (similar to the Babergh average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 5.9% a year (Babergh 13.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 0% moved to another school, 100% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Suffolk: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 20 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 14 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Suffolk (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 3.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 4.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 10.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 64% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Babergh average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 68% against an expected 64%)
3-year average (expected standard): 68%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 96% · Writing 72% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 76%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 105
Based on: 25 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBabergh averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Babergh average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 18th of 33 junior and primary schools in the area

#16Beaumont Community Primary School67%
#17Wells Hall Primary School65%
=18Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School64%
=18St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School64%
#20Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School63%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Sproughton Church of England Primary School87%
=2Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School86%
=2Glemsford Primary Academy86%
#4Nayland Primary School83%
=5All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall80%
=5Stratford St Mary Primary School80%
#7Lavenham Community Primary School79%
#8Woodhall Primary School78%
#9Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School74%
=10Bildeston Primary School73%
=10Cockfield Church of England Primary School73%
=10East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School73%
#13Brooklands Primary School71%
#14Hadleigh Community Primary School70%
#15Holbrook Primary School68%
#16Beaumont Community Primary School67%
#17Wells Hall Primary School65%
=18Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School64%
=18St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School64%
#20Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School63%
#21Long Melford Church of England Primary School60%
=22Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School57%
=22Hartest Church of England Primary School57%
=22Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School57%
#25Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury53%
=26Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School50%
=26Copdock Primary School50%
=26Stutton Church of England Primary School50%
#29Pot Kiln Primary School47%
#30St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh46%
#31Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School43%
#32Elmsett Church of England Primary School38%
#33Shotley Community Primary School9%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,323 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

23rd of 36 primary schools in Babergh for spending per pupil

#21Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,479
#22Hadleigh Community Primary School£6,449
#23Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School£6,323
#24Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,251
#25Woodhall Primary School£6,203

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School£13,753
#2Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£12,068
#3Hartest Church of England Primary School£11,976
#4Kersey Church of England Primary School£11,050
#5Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£10,726
#6Elmsett Church of England Primary School£9,789
#7Bildeston Primary School£8,989
#8Beaumont Community Primary School£8,884
#9Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School£8,432
#10Shotley Community Primary School£8,229
#11St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh£8,114
#12Cockfield Church of England Primary School£7,903
#13All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall£7,791
#14Stratford St Mary Primary School£7,749
#15Lavenham Community Primary School£7,625
#16St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,417
#17Copdock Primary School£7,382
#18Stutton Church of England Primary School£7,320
#19Sproughton Church of England Primary School£7,139
#20Pot Kiln Primary School£6,629
#21Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,479
#22Hadleigh Community Primary School£6,449
#23Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School£6,323
#24Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,251
#25Woodhall Primary School£6,203
#26Long Melford Church of England Primary School£6,104
#27East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,071
#28Holbrook Primary School£5,981
#29Glemsford Primary Academy£5,925
#30Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,896
#31Nayland Primary School£5,780
#32Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,638
#33Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury£5,631
#34Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,537
#35Wells Hall Primary School£5,281
#36Brooklands Primary School£5,015

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