OFSTED
15 October 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
18
18 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
13
72.2% of pupils
Male pupils
5
27.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.1 pts
above England
School
38.9%
Mid Suffolk
16.9%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Mid Suffolk
3.4%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Mid Suffolk
2.0%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
94.4%
17
Any other Mixed background
5.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
38.9%
7 of
18 pupils
18.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
5.1 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2022/23
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2022/23.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
25.0%
33.2 pts
below England
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.37 pts
lower than
England
School
5.85%
Mid Suffolk
5.48%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
26.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
10.27 pts
higher than
England
School
26.09%
Mid Suffolk
12.80%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
Mid Suffolk
1.19%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
32.1%
56.0 pts
below England
Bedfield Church of England Primary School
32.1%
Mid Suffolk
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.