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Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled
Mill Lane, Barnham, Nr Thetford IP24 2NG · barnham.suffolk.sch.uk · 01842 890253
On the mapSearch near IP24 2NG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 155
- 9 over 146 places · 106%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 13.5%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | 28 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 20 | 33 | 1.7▲ | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 29 | 1.5▲ | 66% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 7 December 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (46 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 46
- 29% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied