Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy

Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy has demonstrated a strong performance in its first full inspection since becoming an academy, attaining a good overall effectiveness rating. The school provides a warm and nurturing environment, enabling students to flourish and engage actively in their education. The curriculum is well-structured, allowing students to achieve solid academic results while also excelling in personal development and extracurricular activities, particularly notable in their supportive approach to students' mental health and social education.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils.
• High-quality early years provision with well-designed curriculums.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers leading to effective learning.
• Pupils display a deep respect for each other and school values.
• Highly effective personal development programme.

Areas for Improvement

• Targets for some pupils with SEND are not sufficiently precise.

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 Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Great Barton 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 Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy had 20.6 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, 16.0% of pupils at Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 2024–25 Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy received £6,135 and spent £6,332 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £110,000 (£576 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of The Tilian Partnership, income was £6,916 and spending £6,928 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 Bury St Edmunds · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy is part of The Tilian Partnership, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Rougham Church of England Primary School Bury St. Edmunds
• Ixworth Church of England Primary School Bury St. Edmunds
• Thurston Church of England Primary Academy Bury St. Edmunds
• Bardwell Church of England Primary School Bury St Edmunds
• Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy Bury St Edmunds
• Crawford's Church of England Primary School Stowmarket
• Old Newton Church of England Primary School Stowmarket
• Gislingham Church of England Primary School Eye
• Cavendish Church of England Primary School Sudbury
• Palgrave Church of England Primary School Nr Diss

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

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

Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy have?

Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy has 188 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy cover?

Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

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

Where is Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy?

Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy is at School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2RJ.