Primary school

Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Suffolk
  • CO10 0US
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,548 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 24%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 84%84%2016/17: top 43%2017/18: top 26%2018/19: top 29%2022/23: top 17%17% · 2022/232023/24: top 36%2024/25: top 24%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM74% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM21% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score108 · East of England 106Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · East of England 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 37% · 19 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 67% · 21 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 77% · 22 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 75% · 20 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 75% · 24 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 68% · 22 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 74% · 19 pupils · East of England 64%77%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 19 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 5% · 21 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 5% · 22 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 15% · 20 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 17% · 24 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 5% · 22 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 21% · 19 pupils · East of England 7%21%5%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 19 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 22 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 105 · 20 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 107 · 24 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 105 · 22 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 108 · 19 pupils · East of England 106108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 19 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 106 · 20 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 108 · 24 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 107 · 19 pupils · East of England 105108100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in73.2%
30 of 41 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 73.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4130
2nd100
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2017Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026196
Free school meals (past 6 years)13.9%
First language not English4.3%
SEN support13.4%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.9%

Girls 57.2%Boys 42.8%

93.3% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult15.9
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 3.7
  • Other support 1.3

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 13.6 · 26 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,336
Spend per pupil£5,884
Staff spend per pupil£4,548
Reserve per pupil£718
  • +£140,755revenue reserve
  • +£88,447in-year balance

Grants £5,936 · self-generated £452 · premises £262 per pupil