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EnglandEast of EnglandBaberghCO10 9EDLong Melford Church of England Primary School
Primary

Long Melford Church of England Primary School

Primary

Babergh · Sudbury · CO10 9ED http://www.longmelfordprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
219
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
219
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio29.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Long Melford Church of England Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

Finance£6104 spend / pupil£6708 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
-1pp
80%70%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
14%11%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
70%
LA AVG 68.77%
SPAG higher standard
23%
LA AVG 22.4%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.66
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
219
Pupil : teacher ratio
29.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
13%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Cordell Road, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9ED
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
2024/2560%7%77%30%87%13%70%20%90%70%106.0103.0103.013%219
2023/2461%7%89%29%71%14%68%25%82%64%107.0105.0104.010%225
2022/2368%14%73%45%77%18%91%45%91%86%108.0109.0111.0+0.40-1.00+2.4010%227
2018/1980%13%87%40%83%20%90%53%87%90%106.0109.0108.0+2.80+1.30+4.4013%194
2017/1865%9%71%29%79%18%88%24%79%91%105.0105.0109.0+0.20-0.10+1.20185
2016/1785%19%88%27%85%38%96%50%88%96%106.0109.0111.0+0.80+2.20+3.7010%184

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
2024/2521931.713%1%21%5%14%
2023/2422528.310%2%19%5%10%
2022/2322728.610%0%20%8%25%
2021/2222829.19%0%18%5%14%
2020/2122627.711%1%15%
2018/1919427.313%2%16%4%7%
2017/1824.75%6%
2016/1718425.910%1%16%4%6%

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