Primary school

Wickham Market Primary School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP13 0RP
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,835 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 53%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 10%10%2016/17: top 67%2017/18: top 61%2018/19: top 55%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 5%5% · 2023/242024/25: top 53%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM63% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM25% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · East of England 106Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · East of England 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 78% · 23 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 56% · 32 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 63% · 16 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 66% · 29 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 57% · 21 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 86% · 21 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 63% · 24 pupils · East of England 64%86%56%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 23 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 6% · 32 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 6% · 16 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 29 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 21 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 21 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 25% · 24 pupils · East of England 7%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 23 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 104 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 103 · 16 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 104 · 21 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 107 · 21 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 107 · 24 pupils · East of England 106107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 23 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 103 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 106 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 104 · 24 pupils · East of England 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd50
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026163
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.7%
First language not English4.5%
SEN support21.8%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils8.4%

Girls 48.1%Boys 51.9%

69.7% full · 234 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 0.8
  • Teaching assistants 8.1
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 7.4 FTE · Whole workforce 19.3 · 27 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,836
Spend per pupil£7,685
Staff spend per pupil£6,007
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£168,000in-year balance

Grants £8,301 · self-generated £534 · premises £459 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOLS TRUST LTD (10 academies) · trust reserve £8,090,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it