Primary school in Stowmarket, Suffolk
Grace Cook Primary School
Fuller Way, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1GG
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 4 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- Places
- 270
- How full
- 75% full — 203 of 270 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 92 / 111
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Mid Suffolk 009D, 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
- 33%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 10%
- Households owning their home
- 88%
- Households in social housing
- 1%
- Households with no car
- 4%
- Adults economically inactive
- 26%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lisa Mayes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Chilton
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- URN
- 149067
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Ley Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 49% | 0.4 mi |
| Chilton Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 68% | 0.7 mi |
| Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 63% | 1.1 mi |
| Cedars Park Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 72% | 1.6 mi |
| Crawford's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 62% | 1.6 mi |
| Combs Ford Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47% | 1.8 mi |
| Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 80% | 2 mi |
| Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 50% | 2 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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