Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Good (Mar 2023).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 28 March 2023, report published 23 May 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Good
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2027

The last inspection was in March 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

2.4 milesStanton Primary School
Primary, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
School remains Good (May 2024)
3.8 milesSt Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary, Nr Diss, Suffolk
Good (May 2023)
3.9 milesBarningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
4.1 milesBacton Primary School
Primary, Stowmarket, Suffolk
Good (Jun 2023)
4.2 milesGislingham Church of England Primary School
Primary, Eye, Suffolk
Good (Apr 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.