Schools

Babergh schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Babergh, 49 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 94% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 6 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

49state schools and nurseries

94%good or betterat their last inspection

6new report cardssince November 2025

3inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Holbrook Primary School: new Ofsted report card 7 September
Holbrook Academy: new Ofsted report card 12 July
Ormiston Sudbury Academy: new Ofsted report card 17 May

Every school


Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCO10 0US	Primary	Acton	School remains Good (2023)
All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, LawshallIP29 4QA	Primary	Lawshall	Outstanding (2024)
Beaumont Community Primary SchoolIP7 6GD	Primary	Hadleigh	Good (2024)
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIP9 2BT	Primary	Bentley	School remains Good (2024)
Bildeston Primary SchoolIP7 7ES	Primary	Bildeston	Good (2022)
Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCO10 5NP	Primary	Boxford	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2024)
Brooklands Primary SchoolCO11 1RX	Primary	Brantham	Good (2022)
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCO8 5BX	Primary	Bures	Good (2023)
Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIP9 2EG	Primary	Capel St Mary	Standards maintained (2025)
Chalk HillCO10 2SF	Special	Great Cornard	Requires improvement (2023)
Chelmondiston Church of England Primary SchoolIP9 1DT	Primary	Chelmondiston	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in every area
Cockfield Church of England Primary SchoolIP30 0LA	Primary	Cockfield	Good (2020)
Copdock Primary SchoolIP8 3HY	Primary	Washbrook	School remains Outstanding (2023)
East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCO7 6SW	Primary	East Bergholt	Good (2024)
East Bergholt High SchoolCO7 6RJ	Secondary	East Bergholt	School remains Good (2023)
Elmsett Church of England Primary SchoolIP7 6PA	Primary	Elmsett	Good in every area (2024)
Glemsford Primary AcademyCO10 7RF	Primary	Glemsford	School remains Good (2023)
Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCO10 0RR	Primary	Great Waldingfield	Good (2022)
Gusford Community Primary SchoolIP2 9LQ	Primary	Brookwood	Outstanding in 1, good in 3 (2025)
Hadleigh Community Primary SchoolIP7 5HQ	Primary	Hadleigh	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
Hadleigh High SchoolIP7 5HU	Secondary	Hadleigh	Standards maintained (2024)
Hartest Church of England Primary SchoolIP29 4DL	Primary	Hartest	Good (2024)
Hillside Special SchoolCO10 1NN	Special	Sudbury	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary SchoolIP8 3NH	Primary	Hintlesham	Good (2024)
Holbrook AcademyIP9 2QX	Secondary	Holbrook	Report card Jul 2026: Expected standard in 3, needs attention in 3
Holbrook Primary SchoolIP9 2PZ	Primary	Holbrook	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 6, expected standard in 1
Kersey Church of England Primary SchoolIP7 6EG	Primary	Hadleigh	Good (2024)
Lavenham Community Primary SchoolCO10 9RB	Primary	Lavenham	Standards maintained (2025)
Long Melford Church of England Primary SchoolCO10 9ED	Primary	Long Melford	Standards maintained (2025)
Nayland Primary SchoolCO6 4HZ	Primary	Nayland	Standards maintained (2025)
Ormiston Sudbury AcademyCO10 1NW	Secondary	Sudbury	Report card May 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
Pot Kiln Primary SchoolCO10 0DS	Primary	Great Cornard	School remains Good (2022)
Shotley Community Primary SchoolIP9 1NR	Primary	Shotley	Good (2023)
Sproughton Church of England Primary SchoolIP8 3BB	Primary	Sproughton	Improved significantly (2025)
St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCO10 7EH	Primary	Sudbury	Good in every area (2024)
St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolCO10 2BJ	Primary	Sudbury	School remains Good (2023)
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolCO10 1JP	Primary	Sudbury	School remains Good (2023)
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolCO10 1JP	Primary	Sudbury	School remains Good (2023)
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HadleighIP7 5BH	Primary	Hadleigh	Standards maintained (2025)
Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary SchoolCO6 4QY	Primary	Stoke by Nayland	Good (2023)
Stratford St Mary Primary SchoolCO7 6YG	Primary	Stratford St Mary	Good (2023)
Stutton Church of England Primary SchoolIP9 2RY	Primary	Stutton	Good in every area (2025)
Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIP9 2NA	Primary	Tattingstone	Standards maintained (2025)
The Bridge SchoolIP8 3ND	Special	Pinebrook	Good (2023)
Thomas Gainsborough SchoolCO10 0NH	Secondary	Great Cornard	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2024)
Tudor Church of England Primary School, SudburyCO10 1NL	Primary	Sudbury	School remains Good (2024)
Wells Hall Primary SchoolCO10 0NH	Primary	Great Cornard	Report card Mar 2026: Expected standard in every area
Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIP7 6QU	Primary	Whatfield	Good (2023)
Woodhall Primary SchoolCO10 1ST	Primary	Sudbury	Improved significantly (2025)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 6 Babergh report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 22 times, strong standard 14 times, needs attention 4 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at IP and CO postcodes and show here the ones in Babergh. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Questions people ask

How many schools in Babergh are rated good or better?

94% of the 49 state schools and nurseries in Babergh were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Babergh?

There are 49 state-funded schools and nurseries in Babergh: 41 primary, 5 secondary, 3 special.