Primary school

Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Suffolk
  • CO10 0RR
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,235 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 68%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 26%26%2016/17: top 30%2017/18: top 17%17% · 2017/182018/19: top 79%2022/23: top 41%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 68%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM57% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · East of England 106Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score106 · East of England 105Small cohort: 23 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 18 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 71% · 17 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 81% · 26 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 55% · 22 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 65% · 26 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 58% · 31 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 57% · 23 pupils · East of England 64%81%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 18 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 18% · 17 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 4% · 26 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 5% · 22 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 8% · 26 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 31 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 4% · 23 pupils · East of England 7%18%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 18 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 106 · 17 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 26 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 101 · 22 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 106 · 26 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 103 · 31 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 106 · 23 pupils · East of England 106106101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 18 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 105 · 17 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 104 · 26 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 22 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 26 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 106 · 31 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 106 · 23 pupils · East of England 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.3%
26 of 27 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 96.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2726
2nd204
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Good
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Good
  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 2026203
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.4%
First language not English0.5%
SEN support11.5%
EHC plan3.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.4%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

96.7% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 7.1
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.1
  • Other support 2.2

Teachers 9.1 FTE · Whole workforce 21.4 · 37 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,182
Spend per pupil£6,367
Staff spend per pupil£5,039
Reserve per pupil£688
  • +£139,727revenue reserve
  • −£37,711in-year balance

Grants £6,054 · self-generated £438 · premises £266 per pupil