Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
324Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124748URN

Garden Lane, Worlingham, Beccles, NR34 7SB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

56 applications for 38 places · 122nd of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

13 May 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
18 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

56 applications · 38 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 1 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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	38	56	1.5	38	1.00
Sep 2025	44	66	1.5	52	1.18
Sep 2024	44	62	1.4	43	0.98
Sep 2023	45	66	1.5	42	0.93
Sep 2022	45	66	1.5	48	1.07
Sep 2021	45	73	1.6	46	1.02
Sep 2020	45	78	1.7	55	1.22
Sep 2019	59	90	1.5	56	0.95
Sep 2018	57	79	1.4	57	1.00
Sep 2017	44	65	1.5	44	1.00
Sep 2016	45	81	1.8	52	1.16
Sep 2015	45	73	1.6	48	1.07
Sep 2014	41	61	1.5	40	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 63% · Maths 82% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%120th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard41%

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	59%	8%	106	106
2023/24	72%	7%	105	104
2022/23	64%	9%	105	105

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

Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Beccles Primary Academy
1.0 km · Suffolk

Good2022

2.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ravensmere Infant School
1.9 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place
The Albert Pye Community Primary School
1.9 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery
2.5 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School
2.9 km · Suffolk

2026

1.5applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Ringsfield Church of England Primary School
4.4 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
4.4 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Glebeland Community Primary School
6.2 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

2.3applications per place

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: 124748 · 935/3111
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 323 pupils · 324 on roll
Free school meals: 12.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Garden Lane, Worlingham, Beccles, NR34 7SB
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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