All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing, continues to demonstrate good performance despite undergoing significant changes in recent years. The school has implemented a challenging curriculum and provides strong support to its pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, which has contributed to an overall positive learning environment. However, students express a desire for more stability in their teaching staff to foster lasting relationships. With high levels of pupil engagement and interest in learning, the school is active in promoting personal development through various enriching activities.

Strengths

• High-quality curriculum plans across all subjects
• Effective teaching that supports pupil knowledge building
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Pupils produce high-quality work
• Positive behaviour values foster a pleasant school environment
• Rich personal development opportunities through engaging activities and trips

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in phonics teaching leading to slower reading progress for some pupils
• Outdoor learning area is sparse and lacks high-quality development opportunities

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2023–24 pupils at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.5%). 17.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 14.6%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing had 13.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 81.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 34.6% of pupils at All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing received £19,055 and spent £18,507 for each of its 56 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £306,000 (£5,466 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). This school files a single return with the other schools in its federation, so the figures are for the whole federation.

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What is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing last inspected by Ofsted?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing have?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing has 26 pupils on roll.

What age range does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing cover?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing for pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing?

All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing is at Mill Road, Winfarthing, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 2DZ.