Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Suffolk
School Street, Nr Colchester, CO6 4QY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 26/09/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.1%
29.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
48
Capacity used
Has space53%
90 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
5 of 5 families who put it first got an offer
5
Places offered
13
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 5 | 5 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 38% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kelly McGrath
- Address
- School Street, Stoke by Nayland, Nr Colchester, CO6 4QY
- Phone
- 01206262418
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Bures St Mary & Nayland · South Suffolk
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144553
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 60% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 34% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
48 pupils · 90 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
26 September 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 37 pupils
Attendance
91.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
29.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | — | — | — |
| Higher standard | — | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 20% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.