Voluntary aided school · Suffolk

Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

3–11Ages
110Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124727URN

The Street, Corton, Lowestoft, NR32 5HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

11 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 14 April 2026Published 20 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

14 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
17 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

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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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Suffolk median (1.8) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

11 applications · 9 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.6; 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	9	11	1.2	8	0.89
Sep 2025	14	23	1.6	13	0.93
Sep 2024	15	26	1.7	12	0.80
Sep 2023	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2022	10	22	2.2	10	1.00
Sep 2021	13	30	2.3	13	1.00
Sep 2020	10	21	2.1	9	0.90
Sep 2019	12	26	2.2	11	0.92
Sep 2018	9	21	2.3	8	0.89
Sep 2017	15	41	2.7	20	1.33
Sep 2016	16	39	2.4	19	1.19
Sep 2015	15	36	2.4	17	1.13
Sep 2014	16	26	1.6	15	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 79% · Maths 71% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%52nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	71%	0%	104	102
2023/24	50%	6%	102	102
2022/23	50%	0%	102	101

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

Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Gunton Primary Academy
1.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Poplars Community Primary School
2.9 km · Suffolk

2026

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
3.0 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy
3.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Primary Academy
3.1 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.3 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Woods Loke Primary School
3.3 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Limes Primary Academy
3.7 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124727 · 935/3083
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 112 pupils · 110 on roll
Free school meals: 19.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Street, Corton, Lowestoft, NR32 5HW
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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