Primary school in Sudbury, Suffolk
Cavendish Church of England Primary School
The Green, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8BA
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 17 April 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 50% full — 52 of 105 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 21 / 31
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for West Suffolk 017A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 34%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 79%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 49%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE TILIAN PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Sam Goulding
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Clare, Hundon & Kedington
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- URN
- 151639
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glemsford Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 86% | 1.8 mi |
| Clare Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 50% | 2.3 mi |
| Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 2.7 mi |
| Long Melford Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 60% | 3.8 mi |
| Hartest Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 57% | 4.1 mi |
| Hundon Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 43% | 4.3 mi |
| Woodhall Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 78% | 5.1 mi |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 73% | 5.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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