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Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

personMrs Lauren Moore

location_onBury St Edmunds, IP31 1RE

language Visit Website phone 1359269324

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

170

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Expected Standard

21%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Bury St Edmunds, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 140 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 21% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #235 of 242 primaries in Suffolk and #14,713 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 20.0%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.2 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 57%

Reading53% LA 73%

Writing26% LA 68%

Maths47% LA 69%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading79% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading50% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths25% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.7

Read

LA 0.0

-7.2 to -2.2

-2.4

Write

LA -0.4

-4.8 to 0.0

-7.1

Maths

LA -0.6

-9.4 to -4.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA -0.6

-3.3 to 2.3

-1.4

Write

LA -0.7

-3.9 to 1.2

-1.5

Maths

LA -1.1

-3.9 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 60%

Reading85% LA 73%

Writing80% LA 74%

Maths75% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA -0.4

-3.9 to 1.5

-1

Write

LA -0.5

-3.6 to 1.6

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.0

-3.3 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

14 July 2021

Inspection Report

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24 May 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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26 May 2011

Inspection Report

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09 July 2008

Inspection Report

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03 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-05-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-05-26

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-07-09

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 140 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	140	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	135	6	4.4%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	147	8	5.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	164	9	5.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	163	10	6.1%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	162	3	1.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	170	4	2.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	172	3	1.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	168	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	167	3	1.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	173	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	167	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	167	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	171	3	1.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	160	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	160	3	1.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

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Honington 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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