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Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled

High Road, Great Finborough, Stowmarket IP14 3AQ · greatfinborough.suffolk.sch.uk · 01449 613208

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
50%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
108
72% of 150 places
Local authority
Suffolk
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
12%
First language not English
0.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 21 (Places 20)21September 2023: 9 (Places 9)9September 2024: 13 (Places 13)13September 2025: 12 (Places 13)12September 2026: 17 (Places 17)17Places 17
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202617171100%
September 2025Sept 202513120.9100%
September 2024Sept 202413131100%
September 2023Sept 2023991100%
September 2022Sept 202220211.1▲95%

Results

In 2024/25, 50% 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

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 73% (England 53%)73%2016/17: 80% (England 61%)80%2017/18: 72% (England 64%)72%2018/19: 56% (England 65%)56%2022/23: 67% (England 60%)67%2023/24: 47% (England 61%)47%2024/25: 50% (England 62%)50%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼50%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
▼101105
▼99105

Ofsted

Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
29 Nov 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Sept 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Sept 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
90%
Replies
20
15% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼70% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn●80% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲79% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 95% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲67% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

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