Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School

Tilney All Saints Church of England Primary School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspected areas. Pupils appreciate the caring and safe environment that fosters their enjoyment of learning and engagement in school activities. The leadership team has worked diligently to establish a curriculum that supports pupils' academic growth, particularly in early reading and subjects like mathematics and geography. However, there are some undeveloped areas within the curriculum that need addressing to ensure all students achieve comprehensive knowledge across all subjects. Strengths of the school include a respectful culture where staff actively listen to pupils, enabling them to feel valued and secure. The school has effectively identified and supported pupils with special educational needs, ensuring they learn well with tailored modifications to their activities. Additionally, there are ample opportunities for pupils to develop personally and socially, although improvements could be made in providing younger students with more responsibilities within the school community. This inspection marks the school's first routine evaluation since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing inspectors to consider context in their findings.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and enjoy a caring school environment.
• Staff have high expectations and foster positive relationships with pupils.
• Curriculum development has been prioritized, promoting ambitious vocabulary usage.
• Effective phonics instruction helps children read accurately early on.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs leads to effective learning.
• Extracurricular opportunities enhance personal and social development.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects have gaps in curriculum development, leading to knowledge gaps for pupils.
• Limited opportunities for younger pupils to take on roles of responsibility.

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 Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School attended 93.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.8% 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 Tilney All Saints CofE 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 Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School had 26.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 51.3% 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, 14.3% of pupils at Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.2% 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 Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School received £9,227 and spent £6,880 for each of its 75 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 King'S Lynn · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School is part of Grace Schools, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Wisbech
• Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Wisbech
• Holy Cross Church of England Primary School King'S Lynn
• St Peter's CofE Aided Junior School Wisbech
• Orchards Church of England Academy Wisbech
• Elm CofE Primary School Wisbech
• St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy King'S Lynn
• Wisbech St Mary CofE Academy Wisbech
• Hilgay Riverside Academy Downham Market
• Guyhirn CofE VC Primary School Wisbech

What is Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School have?

Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School has 77 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School cover?

Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School?

Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School is at Shepherdsgate Road, Tilney All Saints, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4RP.