Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 11 2025 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
124751
Address
Church Road, Blundeston, NR32 5AX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
178 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
53.9%
Girls
46.1%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.3%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 97.2%
Other White 1.7%
Mixed 1.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAverage0
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
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 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Blundeston 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
18
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes24.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
20
9
11
Year 1
25
13
12
Year 2
21
14
7
Year 3
24
9
15
Year 4
29
19
10
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 2024-2025

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