Best primary schools in Suffolk (2026)

Suffolk has 210 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Red Oak Primary School, in the top 4% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 60%, against 62% for England. 9 are in England's top 10%, and 6 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 4% in England	Red Oak Primary School Lowestoft	87%	88%	10%	No rating
2 Top 4% in England	Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Moulton (West Suffolk) · Church of England	80%	83%	27%	Outstanding
3 Top 4% in England	Stratford St Mary Primary School Stratford St Mary	84%	80%	20%	Good
4 Top 5% in England	Wilby Church of England Primary School Mid Suffolk · Church of England	79%	79%	29%	Good
5 Top 7% in England	Abbots Green Primary Academy Bury St Edmunds	79%	82%	21%	Good
6 Top 8% in England	All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Babergh · Church of England	81%	80%	20%	Outstanding
7 Top 8% in England	Glemsford Primary Academy Glemsford	82%	86%	14%	No rating
8 Top 10% in England	Gislingham Church of England Primary School Gislingham · Church of England	79%	75%	20%	Good
9 Top 10% in England	St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich · Church of England	82%	87%	0%	No rating
10 Top 11% in England	Nayland Primary School Nayland	77%	83%	17%	Good
11 Top 12% in England	Wickhambrook Primary Academy Wickhambrook	77%	70%	30%	Not judged
12 Top 12% in England	Elm Tree Primary School Lowestoft	82%	81%	6%	Good
13 Top 12% in England	Ringshall School Mid Suffolk	79%	88%	0%	No rating
14 Top 13% in England	St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Ipswich · Roman Catholic	72%	75%	25%	Outstanding
15 Top 14% in England	Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Stowmarket · Church of England	77%	80%	15%	No rating
16 Top 15% in England	Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Boxford (Babergh) · Church of England	75%	86%	14%	Not judged
17 Top 16% in England	All Saints Church of England Primary School, Laxfield Laxfield · Church of England	73%	65%	18%	Not judged
18 Top 16% in England	Exning Primary School Exning	75%	75%	13%	Outstanding
19 Top 17% in England	Eyke Church of England Primary School Eyke · Church of England	78%	78%	11%	Good
20 Top 17% in England	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Woodbridge Woodbridge · Church of England	76%	73%	14%	No rating
21 Top 17% in England	Brooklands Primary School Brantham	73%	71%	18%	Good
22 Top 17% in England	Oulton Broad Primary School Lowestoft	77%	79%	9%	Not judged
23 Top 17% in England	Wortham Primary School Wortham	75%	72%	22%	Not judged
24 Top 18% in England	Grove Primary School Lowestoft	75%	68%	10%	Good
25 Top 20% in England	Norton CEVC Primary School Norton (Mid Suffolk) · Church of England	73%	83%	10%	Not judged
26 Top 20% in England	Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Acton · Church of England	72%	74%	21%	No rating
27 Top 21% in England	Elmswell Community Primary School Elmswell	74%	76%	5%	No rating
28 Top 22% in England	Broke Hall Community Primary School Ipswich	73%	74%	10%	Good
29 Top 23% in England	Kedington Primary Academy Kedington	70%	84%	13%	No rating
30 Top 23% in England	Sproughton Church of England Primary School Sproughton · Church of England	71%	87%	7%	No rating
31 Top 25% in England	Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Bury St Edmunds	72%	69%	8%	Not judged
32 Top 25% in England	The Albert Pye Community Primary School Beccles	71%	82%	18%	No rating
33 Top 25% in England	Place Farm Primary Academy Haverhill	70%	75%	19%	Good
34 Top 26% in England	Woods Loke Primary School Lowestoft	72%	75%	8%	Outstanding
35 Top 26% in England	Hadleigh Community Primary School Hadleigh	72%	70%	12%	Report card
36 Top 27% in England	Grundisburgh Primary School Grundisburgh	71%	67%	13%	No rating
37 Top 27% in England	St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Botesdale and Rickinghall · Church of England	75%	69%	0%	Good
38 Top 28% in England	Woodhall Primary School Sudbury	70%	78%	8%	Good
39 Top 28% in England	Lavenham Community Primary School Lavenham	68%	79%	17%	No rating
40 Top 28% in England	Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Newmarket	70%	65%	11%	Good
41 Top 29% in England	Wenhaston Primary School Wenhaston	70%	64%	7%	Good
42 Top 30% in England	Handford Hall Primary School Ipswich	67%	62%	19%	Good
43 Top 30% in England	Laureate Community Academy Newmarket	69%	64%	11%	Not judged
44 Top 30% in England	Paddocks Primary School Newmarket	70%	71%	7%	Good
45 Top 31% in England	Halifax Primary School Ipswich	69%	72%	11%	No rating
46 Top 32% in England	St Helen's Primary School Ipswich	67%	53%	10%	No rating
47 Top 33% in England	St Margaret's CEVAP School, Ipswich Ipswich · Church of England	67%	63%	8%	No rating
48 Top 33% in England	Heath Primary School, Kesgrave Kesgrave	66%	58%	12%	Good
49 Top 33% in England	Bildeston Primary School Bildeston	65%	73%	13%	Good
50 Top 33% in England	Cockfield Church of England Primary School Babergh · Church of England	73%	73%	0%	Good
51 Top 33% in England	Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School West Suffolk · Church of England	66%	71%	24%	Good
52 Top 33% in England	Wickham Market Primary School Wickham Market	69%	63%	25%	No rating
53 Top 34% in England	Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Great Barton · Church of England	67%	67%	3%	Good
54 Top 35% in England	Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School West Suffolk · Church of England	70%	73%	9%	Good
55 Top 35% in England	East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School East Bergholt · Church of England	70%	73%	7%	Good
56 Top 35% in England	Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Kelsale · Church of England	71%	78%	4%	No rating
57 Top 36% in England	Cliff Lane Primary School Ipswich	69%	74%	6%	Good
58 Top 36% in England	Westwood Primary School Lowestoft	68%	68%	9%	No rating
59 Top 36% in England	St Louis Catholic Academy Newmarket · Roman Catholic	68%	64%	5%	Not judged
60 Top 36% in England	Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School Chelmondiston · Church of England	69%	64%	4%	Report card
61 Top 37% in England	Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Framlingham · Church of England	65%	71%	16%	Good
62 Top 37% in England	Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Stowmarket	65%	63%	14%	No rating
63 Top 38% in England	The Oaks Primary School Ipswich	65%	67%	8%	No rating
64 Top 38% in England	Rushmere Hall Primary School Ipswich	66%	59%	4%	No rating
65 Top 38% in England	West Row Academy West Suffolk	65%	67%	10%	Report card
66 Top 38% in England	Cedars Park Community Primary School Stowmarket	66%	72%	5%	Good
67 Top 39% in England	Wells Hall Primary School Sudbury	66%	65%	6%	Report card
68 Top 41% in England	Tollgate Primary School Bury St Edmunds	68%	68%	9%	Good
69 Top 41% in England	Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy Rattlesden · Church of England	66%	75%	0%	No rating
70 Top 41% in England	Martlesham Primary Academy Martlesham	67%	75%	0%	No rating
71 Top 42% in England	Gunton Primary Academy Lowestoft	64%	71%	18%	No rating
72 Top 42% in England	Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Worlingham · Church of England	65%	59%	8%	Not judged
73 Top 44% in England	Dale Hall Community Primary School Ipswich	67%	67%	3%	No rating
74 Top 44% in England	Gorseland Primary School Kesgrave	66%	63%	10%	Report card
75 Top 45% in England	Woodbridge Primary School Woodbridge	65%	72%	8%	Not judged
76 Top 45% in England	Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Barrow (West Suffolk) · Church of England	63%	67%	10%	Not judged
77 Top 45% in England	Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Blundeston · Church of England	65%	62%	3%	No rating
78 Top 46% in England	Britannia Primary School and Nursery Ipswich	61%	63%	11%	Good
79 Top 46% in England	Long Melford Church of England Primary School Long Melford · Church of England	63%	60%	7%	No rating
80 Top 47% in England	Elveden Church of England Primary Academy West Suffolk · Church of England	63%	57%	0%	Outstanding
81 Top 47% in England	Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Risby · Church of England	64%	54%	8%	Good
82 Top 48% in England	Mellis Church of England Primary School Mellis · Church of England	63%	65%	12%	No rating
83 Top 48% in England	Ringsfield Church of England Primary School East Suffolk · Church of England	62%	50%	7%	No rating
84 Top 49% in England	Bealings School Little Bealings	63%	53%	13%	Good
85 Top 49% in England	Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Barnham (West Suffolk) · Church of England	62%	57%	0%	No rating
86 Top 49% in England	Brampton Church of England Primary School East Suffolk · Church of England	65%	60%	0%	Report card
87 Top 50% in England	Birchwood Primary School Martlesham Heath	60%	73%	17%	No rating
88 Bottom 50% in England	Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Walsham le Willows · Church of England	58%	56%	22%	Good
89 Bottom 50% in England	Coupals Primary Academy Haverhill	63%	77%	9%	No rating
90 Bottom 50% in England	Copdock Primary School Washbrook	64%	50%	0%	No rating
91 Bottom 50% in England	Rougham Church of England Primary School West Suffolk · Church of England	63%	64%	11%	Good
92 Bottom 50% in England	Sprites Primary Academy Ipswich	63%	71%	7%	Good
93 Bottom 49% in England	St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eye Eye (Mid Suffolk) · Church of England	62%	60%	10%	Good
94 Bottom 49% in England	The Limes Primary Academy Lowestoft	64%	64%	3%	Good
95 Bottom 48% in England	Stradbroke Church of England Primary School Stradbroke · Church of England	60%	60%	4%	Good
96 Bottom 48% in England	Charsfield Church of England Primary School Charsfield · Church of England	60%	60%	10%	No rating
97 Bottom 47% in England	Claydon Primary School Claydon	61%	57%	3%	Good
98 Bottom 47% in England	Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Kessingland · Church of England	62%	71%	0%	Good
99 Bottom 45% in England	St Pancras Catholic Primary School Ipswich · Roman Catholic	62%	72%	3%	Good
100 Bottom 45% in England	Dennington Church of England Primary School Dennington · Church of England	61%	42%	0%	Good

Showing the top 100 of 210. See all 210 and filter them.

Best primary school in each town

Lowestoft · best: Red Oak Primary School
Bury St Edmunds · best: Abbots Green Primary Academy
Ipswich · best: St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Stowmarket · best: Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Beccles · best: The Albert Pye Community Primary School
Haverhill · best: Place Farm Primary Academy
Hadleigh · best: Hadleigh Community Primary School
Sudbury · best: Woodhall Primary School
Newmarket · best: Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy
Kesgrave · best: Heath Primary School, Kesgrave
Felixstowe · best: Langer Primary Academy

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What is the best primary school in Suffolk?

On exam results over the last three years, Red Oak Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Suffolk, in the top 4% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.