Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

SuffolkVoluntary controlled school

Garden Lane, Worlingham, Beccles, NR34 7SB

Headteacher: Mrs Holly MarchandSchool website ↗Pupils: 329 (capacity: 323)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected May 2025
Oversubscribed
85% of first-choice applicants offered a place
59%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected May 2025
85%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 May 2025Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

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.
59.0%
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%.
8.0%
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 80%·Writing 63%·Maths 82%All three 59%
Reading
Expected80%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding41%
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?
44
How many families wanted this school first?
52
How many got their first choice?
44of 52 (84.6%)
How many applied in total?
66

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
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).
18.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
174 girls, 155 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 80% (2018/19), currently 59%

* 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
2015/1655.0%9.0%+1.2+1.3+1.7
2016/1777.0%11.0%+0.9+0.8+1.0
2017/1874.0%7.0%+0.7+0.8-0.7
2018/1980.0%20.0%+2.2+2.3+1.8
2022/2364.0%9.0%+0.2+2.0+0.9
2023/2472.0%7.0%---
2024/2559.0%8.0%---