Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 7 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
124749
Address
The Street, Capel St Mary, IP9 2EG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
276 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
48.9%
Girls
51.1%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.3%
Persistent absence
7.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.8%
Mixed 6.5%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 1.1%
Other White 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage-2.1
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 49%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes23.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
3
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
3
3
0
Reception, Full-time
37
18
19
Year 1
32
16
16
Year 2
38
19
19
Year 3
41
21
20
Year 4
40
21
19
Year 5
37
17
20
Year 6
38
17
21
Year 2024-2025

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