With the deadline for primary school applications fast approaching, parents across the county are researching where the best place might be for their child to go to school.

The Department of Education released the first set of primary school data statistics since the Covid pandemic in December 2023. 

The data shows how well primary schools have been performing over various metrics including progression in reading, writing and maths.

The figures released by the Department of Education reveal how well schools performed in the summer SATs and the progress made by the pupils who attend the school. 

St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Ipswich recorded the largest percentage of pupils performing at a higher standard in Suffolk, with 37 per cent averaging higher scores than their peers. 

The average scores in reading and in maths were also higher than lots of the schools in the county, with an average of 108 for reading and 110 for maths. 

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The school scoring the highest average for reading, however, is Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, near Newmarket.

The average reading score was 113.

There was a tie for the highest average maths score, with three schools vying for the top position. 

Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich, and Red Oak Primary School, Lowestoft, all scored an average of 111. 

Department for Education chiefs warned that school performance data should be used with caution given the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, which affected individual schools and pupils differently.

They urged that performance data should be looked at alongside other information such as Ofsted reports and speaking to the school directly.