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EnglandEast of EnglandBaberghCO8 5BXBures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary

Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary

Babergh · Bures · CO8 5BX www.bures.suffolk.sch.uk

Pupils
186
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
186
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
186
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

Finance£6479 spend / pupil£5980 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-14pp
75%63%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
3%
-8pp
15%9%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
50%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 68.77%
SPAG higher standard
23%
LA AVG 22.4%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 103.66
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
186
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Nayland Road, Bures, CO8 5BX
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2550%3%67%50%73%7%57%17%93%63%106.0102.0104.015%186
2023/2464%11%82%36%79%18%71%18%93%61%107.0104.0102.015%192
2022/2355%3%69%21%79%14%69%14%79%55%104.0102.099.0-1.10+0.40-2.609%199
2018/1973%15%88%50%88%23%73%27%88%92%108.0105.0108.0+3.10+0.80-0.708%211
2017/1875%7%75%39%86%29%86%21%86%82%106.0105.0107.0+1.60+2.10+1.708%209
2016/1750%5%73%23%73%9%77%32%91%86%105.0105.0106.0+1.50-1.80+2.207%212

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518618.615%0%15%4%6%
2023/2419221.815%0%15%4%7%
2022/2319920.79%2%14%4%3%
2021/2219521.28%0%11%5%10%
2020/2119320.58%0%12%
2018/1921122.48%0%9%3%4%
2017/1820921.88%0%9%5%11%
2016/1721222.57%0%12%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.