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Wortham Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Wortham, Bury Road, Diss IP22 1PX · worthamprimary.org.uk · 01379 898484
On the mapSearch near IP22 1PX
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- 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
- 100
- 95% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 7%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 14 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 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 21 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 124620)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Wortham Primary School on 15 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 15 Oct 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jul 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124620), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124620)
Mar 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124620)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 43
- 42% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (23%) with SEND