Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
124774
Address
School Corner, Debenham, IP14 6PL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
170 (71% of total capacity)
Boys
57.1%
Girls
42.9%
First language not English
1.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.1%
Persistent absence
10.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.4%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 2.9%
African 1.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 60%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

School 8%
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 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
24
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
24
2nd preference
0
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 classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
7
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
24
16
8
Year 1
14
7
7
Year 2
19
12
7
Year 3
12
8
4
Year 4
27
15
12
Year 5
30
18
12
Year 6
33
13
20
Year 2024-2025

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