Primary school

Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Suffolk
  • CO8 5BX
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,239 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 82%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 29%29%2016/17: top 78%2017/18: top 30%2018/19: top 34%2022/23: top 67%2023/24: top 46%2024/25: top 82%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM50% · East of England 64%2/10 Well below East of England
Higher standard, RWM3% · East of England 7%3/10 Below
Reading score106 · East of England 1065/10 Middle
Maths score102 · East of England 1052/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 26 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 50% · 22 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 75% · 28 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 73% · 26 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 55% · 29 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 64% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 50% · 30 pupils · East of England 64%75%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 8% · 26 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 5% · 22 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 15% · 26 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 11% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%15%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 26 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 108 · 26 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 104 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 107 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · East of England 106108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 26 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 105 · 26 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 102 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 30 pupils · East of England 105105102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd131
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Outstanding
  2. 2023Good

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 2026161
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.5%
First language not English0.5%
SEN support12.4%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils5.5%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

76.7% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.1
Pupils per adult9.8
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 7.5
  • Other support 3.6

Teachers 8.4 FTE · Whole workforce 19.5 · 36 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,833
Spend per pupil£7,372
Staff spend per pupil£5,895
Reserve per pupil£390
  • +£62,767revenue reserve
  • +£74,224in-year balance

Grants £7,068 · self-generated £765 · premises £328 per pupil