Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

4–11Ages
173Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124751URN

Church Road, Blundeston, Lowestoft, NR32 5AX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

28 applications for 21 places · 148th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Feb 2025

Inspection history

12 February 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 March 2016
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

28 applications · 21 places offered · 18 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 1.9; 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	21	28	1.3	18	0.86
Sep 2025	18	31	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2024	19	32	1.7	17	0.89
Sep 2023	20	30	1.5	19	0.95
Sep 2022	21	45	2.1	21	1.00
Sep 2021	20	42	2.1	20	1.00
Sep 2020	30	49	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2019	19	46	2.4	16	0.84
Sep 2018	30	44	1.5	25	0.83
Sep 2017	27	52	1.9	24	0.89
Sep 2016	26	62	2.4	19	0.73
Sep 2015	20	46	2.3	20	1.00
Sep 2014	30	56	1.9	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 76% · Maths 72% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%107th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	62%	3%	105	103
2023/24	62%	0%	104	104
2022/23	70%	17%	107	104

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

Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Somerleyton Primary School
2.6 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.9applications per place
The Limes Primary Academy
2.7 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Gunton Primary Academy
3.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.3 km · Suffolk

2026

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Woods Loke Primary School
3.3 km · Suffolk

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oulton Broad Primary School
3.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
3.5 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Poplars Community Primary School
4.2 km · Suffolk

2026

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 124751 · 935/3114
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 173 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Road, Blundeston, Lowestoft, NR32 5AX
Local authority: Suffolk · East Suffolk

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