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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkIP17 2NPKelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary

Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary

East Suffolk · Saxmundham · IP17 2NP www.kelsaleprimary.co.uk

Pupils
159
cap. 166
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
159
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
159
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

Finance£7052 spend / pupil£6839 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
78%
+18pp
82%71%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
24%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
56%
LA AVG 68.77%
SPAG higher standard
4%
LA AVG 22.4%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 103.66
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
159
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Carlton Road, Kelsale, Saxmundham, IP17 2NP
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
2024/2578%4%81%26%85%7%85%22%93%56%105.0106.0101.019%159
2023/2460%0%72%16%88%4%84%20%92%68%103.0105.0104.020%163
2022/2374%4%78%39%87%13%78%26%87%74%106.0105.0106.0-0.70-0.20-0.1016%171
2018/1982%24%88%29%94%53%100%47%100%88%106.0110.0108.0+0.00+3.20+3.2019%163
2017/1868%11%79%42%74%16%84%16%63%79%107.0106.0107.0+2.10-0.90+1.6019%155
2016/1771%19%81%38%86%19%90%38%90%86%109.0109.0110.0+1.60-0.70+1.8011%142

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
2024/2515920.619%2%16%5%15%
2023/2416319.920%2%18%5%11%
2022/2317120.416%2%18%6%11%
2021/2216420.813%0%20%4%8%
2020/2116422.116%1%21%
2018/1916320.419%0%20%4%7%
2017/1815522.119%0%23%4%9%
2016/1714220.311%0%28%5%8%

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