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Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury CO10 7BP · belchampstpaulschool.co.uk · 01787 277222
On the mapSearch near CO10 7BP
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2022/23
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 61%, England 60%
- Last distance offered
- 10.34 mi
- 16.63 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 46
- 45% of 102 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 10.34 mi (16.63 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 8 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 10.34 mi16.63 km | |
Results
In 2022/23, 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 Essex it was 61%, and across England 60%.
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 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115134)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 30 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (16 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 16
- 52% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 12% who had a child bullied