Sutton Veny CofE School

Sutton Veny CofE School has shown a good overall performance following its first routine inspection in 16 years. The school, which was previously rated as outstanding, demonstrates strong practices in early years provision, enabling children to develop strong communication skills and become independent learners. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils are well-supported in their personal development through a rich curriculum, including diverse enrichment activities and active citizenship roles. However, there are areas in the wider curriculum where essential knowledge is not clearly defined, which has affected pupils' ability to build connections between key concepts.

Strengths

• Skilled support for children developing strong communication skills in early years.
• Ambitious early years curriculum well-matched to children’s needs.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils, fostering respect.
• Enrichment curriculum that includes unique activities like falconry and yoga.
• Strong focus on reading with effective phonics support.
• Pupils demonstrate accountability through roles like school councillors and digital leaders.

Areas for Improvement

• Essential knowledge not clearly identified in some foundation subjects.
• Teaching in some subjects does not adequately support knowledge retention.
• Inconsistent checking of pupils' phonic knowledge in spelling.

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 2024–25 pupils at Sutton Veny CofE School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 1.7% of pupils at Sutton Veny CofE School 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 Sutton Veny CofE School had 20.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 7.7% of pupils at Sutton Veny CofE School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.6% 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 Sutton Veny CofE School received £6,173 and spent £6,017 for each of its 168 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£251 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).

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What is Sutton Veny CofE School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sutton Veny CofE School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Sutton Veny CofE School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sutton Veny CofE School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Sutton Veny CofE School have?

Sutton Veny CofE School has 168 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sutton Veny CofE School cover?

Sutton Veny CofE School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Sutton Veny CofE School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Sutton Veny CofE School?

Sutton Veny CofE School is at High Street, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire, BA12 7AP.