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Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • 5–11Ages
  • 155Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 124688URN

Mill Lane, Barnham, Nr Thetford, IP24 2NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJul 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.2per place
0.4 above Suffolk median (1.8)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

44 applications for 20 places · 32nd of 165 in Suffolk
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
57%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJul 2013
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

  1. 7 December 2022
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 10 July 2013
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.2applications per place, Reception
0.4 above Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

44 applications · 20 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
  2. 2025 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
  3. 2024 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
  5. 2022 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
  6. 2021 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
  7. 2020 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.7
  8. 2019 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
  9. 2018 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
  11. 2016 3.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
  12. 2015 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
  13. 2014 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 12 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Suffolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 202620442.2281.40
Sep 202520512.6331.65
Sep 202420472.4201.00
Sep 202320301.5190.95
Sep 202219502.6291.53
Sep 202119432.3241.26
Sep 202020532.7351.75
Sep 201920502.5301.50
Sep 201820442.2251.25
Sep 201720371.9211.05
Sep 201614463.3201.43
Sep 201515332.2110.73
Sep 201412262.2171.42

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 71% · Maths 57% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%130th of 223 in Suffolk
Reading
Expected standard67%
Higher standard24%
Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard71%
Greater depth10%
Maths
Expected standard57%
Higher standard19%
Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Suffolk median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2557%0%103100
2023/2473%15%107106
2022/2357%11%103103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
124688 · 935/3003
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
146 pupils · 155 on roll
Free school meals
13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Mill Lane, Barnham, Nr Thetford, IP24 2NG
Local authority
Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources