Primary school

Witnesham Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP6 9EX
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,026 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 36%36%2016/17: top 27%27% · 2016/172017/18: top 40%2018/19: top 59%2022/23: top 49%2023/24: top 58%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM55% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · East of England 106Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · East of England 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 62% · 13 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 73% · 15 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 71% · 14 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 64% · 14 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 62% · 13 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 60% · 15 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 55% · 11 pupils · East of England 64%73%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 13 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 7% · 15 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 7% · 14 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 7% · 14 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 8% · 13 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 15 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 11 pupils · East of England 7%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 106 · 15 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 109 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 104 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 108 · 13 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 104 · 15 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 106 · 11 pupils · East of England 106109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 15 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 104 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 13 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 103 · 15 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 103 · 11 pupils · East of England 105106103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
8 of 8 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st88
2nd70
3rd40

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202690
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.2%
First language not English2.3%
SEN support20.4%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils5.1%

Girls 44.3%Boys 55.7%

85.7% full · 105 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher14.9
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 3.9
  • Other support 1.6

Teachers 6 FTE · Whole workforce 11.5 · 26 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,141
Spend per pupil£9,608
Staff spend per pupil£7,135
Reserve per pupil£1,172
  • +£165,266revenue reserve
  • −£65,751in-year balance

Grants £8,744 · self-generated £398 · premises £574 per pupil

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