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Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

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

personMrs Shannon O'Sullivan

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onThetford, IP25 7LF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

218

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Expected Standard

96%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Thetford, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy is an academy sponsor led in Thetford, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 220 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 96% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #22 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #3,149 of 14,143 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 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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

96%

LA 53%

Reading96% LA 69%

Writing96% LA 63%

Maths100% LA 66%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading89% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths89% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading89% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA -0.8

0.8 to 5.5

1.4

Write

LA -1.7

-0.9 to 3.7

4.2

Maths

LA -1.5

1.9 to 6.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading69% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths69% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.9

-3.2 to 1.6

0.8

Write

LA -1.1

-1.4 to 3.0

-3.3

Maths

LA -1.5

-5.4 to -1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 57%

Reading60% LA 70%

Writing60% LA 73%

Maths64% LA 68%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.8

-2 to 2.6

-1.7

Write

LA -0.9

-3.9 to 0.5

0.4

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.7 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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08 January 2020

Inspection Report

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13 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-01-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-09-13

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-05-14

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 220 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.8%, which is above 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)	220	4	1.8%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	219	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	230	5	2.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	222	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	6	2.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	226	9	4.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	218	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	209	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	198	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	196	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	193	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	191	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	193	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	195	12	6.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	185	4	2.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	180	3	1.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	185	2	1.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	188	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	183	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

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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