Primary school

The Pines Primary School

  • Free School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP28 8WL
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,801 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 59%

Top % in England, by year
2022/23: top 94%94%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 59%

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM61% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM7% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · East of England 106Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · East of England 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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Expected standard, RWM
2022/23: 36% · 11 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 41% · 17 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 61% · 28 pupils · East of England 64%61%36%
Higher standard, RWM
2022/23: 0% · 11 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 17 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 7% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%7%0%
Reading score
2022/23: 104 · 11 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 17 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · East of England 106107104
Maths score
2022/23: 99 · 11 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 100 · 17 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 28 pupils · East of England 10510299

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in79.0%
30 of 38 who put it first2018 · 0.0%2026 · 78.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3830
2nd430
3rd140

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2022

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026240
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.4%
First language not English20.1%
SEN support22.1%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils6.7%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

114.3% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.5
Pupils per adult12.0
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.5
  • Other support 4.1

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 22.2 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,141
Spend per pupil£6,595
Staff spend per pupil£5,233
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£106,000in-year balance

Grants £5,863 · self-generated £278 · premises £343 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ANGLIAN LEARNING (18 academies) · trust reserve £1,636,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it