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Cockfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onBury St Edmunds, IP30 0LA

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

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Expected Standard

14%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Cockfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Bury St Edmunds, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Cockfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 67 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 14% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #241 of 249 primaries in Suffolk and #15,259 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 21.7%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

14%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing43% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths43% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.0

-1.5 to 6.7

0.8

Write

LA -0.4

-3.2 to 4.7

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-6.5 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading60% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths60% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.4

Read

LA -0.6

-7.7 to -1.2

-3.2

Write

LA -0.7

-6.2 to -0.3

-5.6

Maths

LA -1.1

-8.4 to -2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 60%

Reading100% LA 73%

Writing86% LA 74%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.4

-4.8 to 4

-1.2

Write

LA -0.5

-5.4 to 3

-1

Maths

LA -1.0

-5 to 3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2020-02-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-03-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-07-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 66 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	66	2	3.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	67	1	1.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	69	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	75	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	71	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	71	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	71	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	71	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	73	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	73	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	74	2	2.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	80	3	3.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	80	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	80	3	3.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	72	2	2.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	69	1	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	69	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	63	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	65	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	64	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Cockfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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