Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

SuffolkVoluntary controlled school

Mill Lane, Barnham, Nr Thetford, IP24 2NG

Headteacher: Mrs Amy ArnoldSchool website ↗Pupils: 159 (capacity: 146)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
61% of first-choice applicants offered a place
57%
Reading, Writing & Maths
61%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
57.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
0.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 67%·Writing 71%·Maths 57%All three 57%
Reading
Expected67%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected57%
Exceeding19%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
20
How many families wanted this school first?
33
How many got their first choice?
20of 33 (60.6%)
How many applied in total?
51

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
38.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
43.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
80 girls, 79 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 73% (2023/24), currently 57%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1667.0%5.0%+0.1+0.3-1.0
2016/1758.0%4.0%-3.0-4.3-1.6
2017/1856.0%15.0%-3.7-2.8-3.6
2018/1958.0%4.0%-2.9+1.1-0.4
2022/2357.0%11.0%-2.0+0.1-0.5
2023/2473.0%15.0%---
2024/2557.0%0.0%---
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