Weeting Church of England Primary School

Weeting Church of England Primary School has been rated as good overall in its recent inspection. The school has made significant progress since the last inspection, moving up from a previously lower grade. It excels in early years provision, which has been highlighted as outstanding. The pupils enjoy a broad and ambitious curriculum, with a clear structure for learning that enables them to engage actively in their education. Relationships within the school are positive, and both parents and students express satisfaction with the school environment and leadership.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate a love for learning and engage actively in practical activities.
• The school provides a calm and orderly environment with clear behaviour expectations.
• Teachers use well-structured lessons and effective checks on pupils' understanding.
• There is strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Early years provision is outstanding, fostering children's all-round development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum plans are newly introduced and not all teachers fully understand the progression of key knowledge.
• There are limited opportunities for clubs and extracurricular activities, which may restrict 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 Weeting Church of England Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.6% 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, 10.9% of pupils at Weeting Church of England Primary 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 Weeting Church of England Primary School had 30.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 46.4% 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, 36.4% of pupils at Weeting Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 Weeting Church of England Primary School received £7,217 and spent £6,326 for each of its 129 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£0 per pupil).

Across all 38 schools of Grace Schools, income was £7,113 and spending £6,207 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 Breckland · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Weeting Church of England Primary School is part of Grace Schools, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School Thetford
• The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold Thetford
• All Saints Academy King'S Lynn
• Hilgay Riverside Academy Downham Market
• St Christopher's CEVCP School Bury St Edmunds
• St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy King'S Lynn
• Ely St Mary's CofE Junior School Ely
• St Andrew's CofE Primary School Ely
• Holy Cross Church of England Primary School King'S Lynn
• Little Thetford CofE Primary School Ely

What is Weeting Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Weeting Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Weeting Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Weeting Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Weeting Church of England Primary School have?

Weeting Church of England Primary School has 121 pupils on roll.

What age range does Weeting Church of England Primary School cover?

Weeting Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Weeting Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Weeting Church of England Primary School?

Weeting Church of England Primary School is at Main Road, Weeting, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0QQ.