Wood Ley Community Primary School
Lowry Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1UF
307 pupils · 97% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 24 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 49% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.29 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 42 | 54 | 108 | 42 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 45 | 46 | 105 | 45 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 51 | 101 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 49 | 108 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 55 | 96 | 44 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 56 | 100 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 44 | 46 | 102 | 44 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 45 | 46 | 86 | 45 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Grace Cook Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chilton Community Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Abbot's Hall Community Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Cedars Park Community Primary School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Combs Ford Primary School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.