Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 2 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Suffolk
Unique reference
124692
Address
Nayland Road, CO8 5BX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
186 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
0.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
14%
Persistent absence
6.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.5%
Mixed 3.7%
Other 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other White 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-2.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 64%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
18
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
19
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
17
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
9
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
13
16
Year 1
20
10
10
Year 2
29
15
14
Year 3
28
11
17
Year 4
21
15
6
Year 5
30
11
19
Year 6
29
17
12
Year 2024-2025

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