Elveden Church of England Primary Academy

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy is performing exceptionally well across all areas, maintaining its outstanding status since the last inspection. The school provides a highly inclusive environment where pupils demonstrate respect, politeness, and enthusiasm for learning. With a strong emphasis on high expectations, the curriculum is ambitious and well-rounded, allowing pupils to develop deep knowledge and skills from a young age. The leadership is effective, ensuring pupils, including those with special educational needs, receive high-quality support and opportunities for personal development. While the overall performance of the school is outstanding, the early years provision has been identified as an area needing refinement to ensure that all children achieve their planned outcomes across the curriculum. Leaders are aware of this and are actively taking steps to enhance this aspect of the school. The school's rich enrichment programs, strong community ties, and commitment to pupil well-being further contribute to its overall effectiveness.

Strengths

• Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• High-quality curriculum that fosters deep knowledge and skills.
• Outstanding behaviour and positive relationships among pupils.
• Effective leadership and management with a focus on staff well-being.
• Rich enrichment programs that promote personal development.

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 Elveden Church of England Primary Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.2% 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, 4.0% of pupils at Elveden Church of England Primary Academy 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 Elveden Church of England Primary Academy had 34.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 37.5% 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, 21.2% of pupils at Elveden Church of England Primary Academy 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 2024–25 Elveden Church of England Primary Academy received £8,285 and spent £8,652 for each of its 101 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £13,000 (-£133 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Elveden Schools Trust, income was £8,542 and spending £8,964 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Thetford · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy is part of Elveden Schools Trust, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy Bury St. Edmunds
• Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Diss

What is Elveden Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Elveden Church of England Primary Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Elveden Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Elveden Church of England Primary Academy have?

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy has 104 pupils on roll.

What age range does Elveden Church of England Primary Academy cover?

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Elveden Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Elveden Church of England Primary Academy?

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy is at London Road, Elveden, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3TN.