Schools and Education in Harleston

There are 24 schools within 5 miles of Harleston town centre, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 92% are rated Good or Outstanding. There is 1 school rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
2
Good / Outstanding
92%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

12
Good (12) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (11)
Crawford's Church of England Primary School Primary 1.4 miles Bacton Road, Haughley, Stowmarket, IP14 3QZ Inspected: 15 March 2023 OA - Suffolk Not applicable 1.4 miles Thackeray Grove, Stowmarket, IP14 1SZ Inspected: 02 March 2023 Wood Ley Community Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Lowry Way, Stowmarket, IP14 1UF Inspected: 23 September 2021 Acorns Family Hub 2 miles Violet Hill Road, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1NL Inspected: 06 September 2012 Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 2 miles High Road, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, IP14 3AQ Inspected: 20 January 2023 Elmswell Community Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Oxer Close, Elmswell, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9UE Inspected: 26 March 2025 Woolpit Primary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Heath Road, Woolpit, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9RU Inspected: 07 October 2022 Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy Primary 2.6 miles School Road, Rattlesden, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0SE Inspected: 18 June 2024 Cedars Park Community Primary School Primary 3 miles Pintail Road, Stowmarket, IP14 5FP Inspected: 28 September 2023 Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Lavenham Way, Combs, Stowmarket, IP14 2BZ Inspected: 12 February 2025 Bacton Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Church Road, Bacton, Stowmarket, IP14 4LL Inspected: 18 July 2023 Centre Academy East Anglia Not applicable 4.8 miles Church Road, Brettenham, Ipswich, IP7 7QR Inspected: 05 March 2018
Sunshine Family Hub 2.9 miles Hillside, Hillside, Stowmarket, IP14 2BD Inspected: 04 November 2014
Finborough School Not applicable 1.4 miles Lower Road, Great Finborough, Stowmarket, IP14 3EF Stowmarket High School Secondary 1.7 miles Onehouse Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1QR Chilton Community Primary School Primary 2 miles Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1NN Pushforward Secondary School Not applicable 2.1 miles The Osiers, Stowmarket, IP14 1JF Grace Cook Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Finborough Road, Stowmarket, IP14 1GG Abbot's Hall Community Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Danescourt Avenue, Stowmarket, IP14 1QF Combs Ford Primary School Primary 3 miles Glemsford Road, Stowmarket, IP14 2PN Old Newton Church of England Primary School Primary 3.1 miles School Road, Old Newton, Stowmarket, IP14 4PJ Freeman Community Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ Stowupland High School Secondary 3.5 miles Church Road, Stowupland, Stowmarket, IP14 4BQ Norton CEVC Primary School Primary 4.8 miles School Close, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3LZ