Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

chelmondiston-church-of-england-primary-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

South SuffolkConstituency

IP9 1DTPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 117 pupils. Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School is part of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 1 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

117

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

13%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 117
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Oct 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 Feb 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.