St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary in Sudbury, Braintree | Ofsted & DfE

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityEssex

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

60%

+20pp

75%46%17%

'17'18'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

RWM higher standard

10%

+3pp

13%7%0%

'17'18'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

10%

Writing expected standard

90%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

60%

Maths higher standard

10%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

50%

LA AVG 74.28%

SPAG higher standard

LA AVG 28.9%

Reading scaled score

104.0

LA AVG 105.87

Maths scaled score

102.0

LA AVG 104.78

GPS scaled score

100.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

18%

SEN

26%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Church Road, Bulmer, Sudbury, CO10 7EH

Local authority

Essex

Website

chorusschools.uk

Telephone

01787372383

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	60%	10%	90%	10%	90%	10%	60%	10%	100%	50%	104.0	102.0	100.0	—	—	—	26%	61
2023/24	40%	7%	60%	27%	67%	13%	47%	7%	73%	53%	103.0	99.0	100.0	—	—	—	20%	88
2022/23	17%	0%	67%	0%	50%	0%	33%	17%	67%	33%	102.0	98.0	98.0	-0.10	-1.20	-3.50	21%	72
2018/19	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	19%	47
2017/18	22%	0%	67%	11%	89%	22%	22%	11%	89%	44%	103.0	99.0	99.0	-0.10	+2.90	-3.30	15%	47
2016/17	75%	13%	75%	25%	100%	38%	88%	13%	100%	100%	105.0	103.0	107.0	+4.00	+7.10	+1.40	20%	44

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	61	17.6	26%	0%	18%	5%	9%
2023/24	88	25.9	20%	0%	11%	5%	20%
2022/23	72	16.4	21%	1%	11%	5%	13%
2021/22	76	31.5	20%	0%	14%	7%	23%
2020/21	64	—	11%	0%	16%	—	—
2018/19	47	15.7	19%	2%	17%	3%	7%
2017/18	47	15.7	15%	2%	17%	5%	8%
2016/17	44	12.2	20%	0%	27%	3%	—