Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

SuffolkVoluntary controlled school

Carlton Road, Kelsale, Saxmundham, IP17 2NP

Headteacher: Mrs Nicola JohnsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 159 (capacity: 168)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
85%
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.
78.0%
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%.
4.0%
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 81%·Writing 85%·Maths 85%All three 78%
Reading
Expected81%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected85%
Exceeding22%
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?
23
How many families wanted this school first?
27
How many got their first choice?
23of 27 (85.2%)
How many applied in total?
47

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
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).
7.0%
Boys and girls
40%girls·60%boys
63 girls, 96 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 82% (2018/19), currently 78%

* 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
2015/1642.0%0.0%-4.6-3.9+0.1
2016/1771.0%19.0%+1.6-0.7+1.8
2017/1868.0%11.0%+2.1-0.9+1.6
2018/1982.0%24.0%0.0+3.2+3.2
2022/2374.0%4.0%-0.7-0.2-0.1
2023/2460.0%0.0%---
2024/2578.0%4.0%---