Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
77Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124698URN

The Street, Little Thurlow, Haverhill, CB9 7HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

21 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Suffolk median (1.8) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

21 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 3.2; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	21	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2025	15	30	2.0	16	1.07
Sep 2024	11	28	2.6	10	0.91
Sep 2023	15	29	1.9	14	0.93
Sep 2022	13	22	1.7	7	0.54
Sep 2021	10	26	2.6	8	0.80
Sep 2020	15	37	2.5	16	1.07
Sep 2019	9	26	2.9	9	1.00
Sep 2018	15	33	2.2	16	1.07
Sep 2017	17	52	3.1	17	1.00
Sep 2016	13	29	2.2	6	0.46
Sep 2015	15	48	3.2	18	1.20
Sep 2014	15	32	2.1	13	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 100% · Writing 73% · Maths 91% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%40th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard100%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	9%	109	106
2023/24
2022/23	67%	0%	108	107

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

Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
New Cangle Community Primary School
4.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Kedington Primary Academy
5.0 km · Suffolk

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary Academy
5.2 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Place Farm Primary Academy
5.6 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
5.7 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Burton End Primary Academy
5.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Coupals Primary Academy
5.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy
6.1 km · Cambridgeshire

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124698 · 935/3026
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 77 on roll
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: The Street, Little Thurlow, Haverhill, CB9 7HY
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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