Cavendish Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Suffolk
The Green, Sudbury, CO10 8BA
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 17/04/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
13.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
52
Capacity used
Has space50%
105 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
4 of 4 families who put it first got an offer
4
Places offered
12
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 4 | 4 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 5 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 33% |
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 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
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sam Goulding
- Address
- The Green, Sudbury, CO10 8BA
- Phone
- 01787280279
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Clare, Hundon & Kedington · West Suffolk
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 151639
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE TILIAN PARTNERSHIP
52 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
17 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessEarly years Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate - 22
07 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 46 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.