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Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled
Church Road, Bentley, Ipswich IP9 2BT · bentley.suffolk.sch.uk · 01473 310253
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 44%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 58%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 40
- 71% of 56 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 15%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 4 families put the school first and 4 places were offered; 100% 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 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 11 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 58%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 26
- 49% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied