Academy converter · Suffolk

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy

4–11Ages
104Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
139149URN

London Road, Elveden, Thetford, IP24 3TN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.5 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

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32 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

5 December 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
15 July 2021
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Suffolk median (1.8) close to England median (2.2)

32 applications · 14 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 3.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 3.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 4.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 4.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 3.8; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 3.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 3.5; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 13 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	14	32	2.3	8	0.57
Sep 2025	15	37	2.5	15	1.00
Sep 2024	14	43	3.1	23	1.64
Sep 2023	15	40	2.7	22	1.47
Sep 2022	15	35	2.3	18	1.20
Sep 2021	15	34	2.3	17	1.13
Sep 2020	15	38	2.5	14	0.93
Sep 2019	14	48	3.4	17	1.21
Sep 2018	12	53	4.4	18	1.50
Sep 2017	12	50	4.2	17	1.42
Sep 2016	12	45	3.8	13	1.08
Sep 2015	11	39	3.6	8	0.73
Sep 2014	12	42	3.5	10	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 57% · Maths 71% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%130th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	0%	106	104
2023/24	60%	7%	105	106
2022/23	73%	18%	106	109

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

Elveden Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Redcastle Family School
5.7 km · Norfolk

Good2022

2.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Queensway Infant Academy
5.9 km · Norfolk

2026

1.4applications per place
Queensway Junior Academy
5.9 km · Norfolk

Serious weaknesses 2026

51%met the SATs standard
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy
6.0 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
Norwich Road Academy
6.8 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Glade Academy
7.3 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Drake Primary School
7.5 km · Norfolk

2026

1.8applications per place 40%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139149 · 935/3312
Trust: Elveden Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 104 on roll
Free school meals: 8.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 January 2013
Replaced: Elveden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 124765)
Address: London Road, Elveden, Thetford, IP24 3TN
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

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