What did Ofsted judge Freeman Community Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Freeman Community Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in September 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Freeman Community Primary School?

Freeman Community Primary School has 197 pupils on roll.

What ages does Freeman Community Primary School take?

Freeman Community Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is Freeman Community Primary School located?

Freeman Community Primary School is located in Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ, Suffolk.

How do I apply to Freeman Community Primary School?

Freeman Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Freeman Community Primary School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Freeman Community Primary School was 0.978 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Freeman Community Primary School?

When Freeman Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care and previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision or in a nursery. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap; 3. Catchment area children nearest to school — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at Freeman Community Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.4% of pupils at Freeman Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Freeman Community Primary School: Ofsted & Catchment 2026

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Freeman Community Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care and previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted).
2Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision or in a nursery. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap.
3Catchment area children nearest to school — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.
4Outside catchment area children nearest to school — Children who live outside the school's catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies') as set out in criterion 3) above.

If two applications tie: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school.

This is a multi-academy trust policy covering eight schools with individual PANs: Abbot's Hall 60, Bosmere 45, Broke Hall 60, Chilton 30, Combs Ford 60, Freeman 30, Springfield Junior 87, Whitehouse 90. Springfield Junior School's ordinary year of entry is Year 3, not Reception. Waiting lists kept until 31st December. Twins/multiples provision: if the final place is offered to a twin/triplet/multiple birth, remaining sibling(s) will also be offered places. Reception allocation data from annual Directory of Schools booklets (National Offer Day mid-April): Suffolk council — last distance offered (miles, straight-line); non-distance marginal criteria verbatim. 2026-27 publishes in the 2027-28 directory (~Sept 2026).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Freeman Community Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Freeman Community Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Freeman Community Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in September 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Freeman Community Primary School?: Freeman Community Primary School has 197 pupils on roll.
What ages does Freeman Community Primary School take?: Freeman Community Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Freeman Community Primary School located?: Freeman Community Primary School is located in Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ, Suffolk.
How do I apply to Freeman Community Primary School?: Freeman Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Freeman Community Primary School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Freeman Community Primary School was 0.978 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Freeman Community Primary School?: When Freeman Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care and previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision or in a nursery. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap; 3. Catchment area children nearest to school — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Freeman Community Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.4% of pupils at Freeman Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Freeman Community Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Children in care and previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted).
2Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision or in a nursery. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap.
3Catchment area children nearest to school — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located.
4Outside catchment area children nearest to school — Children who live outside the school's catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies') as set out in criterion 3) above.

Freeman Community Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Freeman Community Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Freeman Community Primary School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in September 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Freeman Community Primary School?: Freeman Community Primary School has 197 pupils on roll.
What ages does Freeman Community Primary School take?: Freeman Community Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is Freeman Community Primary School located?: Freeman Community Primary School is located in Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ, Suffolk.
How do I apply to Freeman Community Primary School?: Freeman Community Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Freeman Community Primary School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Freeman Community Primary School was 0.978 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Freeman Community Primary School?: When Freeman Community Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in care and previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear [to the admission authority] to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted); 2. Sibling — Where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission but not in a specialist unit or a specialist resource base for Hearing Impaired provision or in a nursery. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap; 3. Catchment area children nearest to school — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area who live nearest to the school. We will measure the distance by a straight line ('as the crow flies'). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by Suffolk County Council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the coordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which the straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) we will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant on the basis of lots drawn by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Freeman Community Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 93.4% of pupils at Freeman Community Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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