Earsham Church of England Primary Academy

Primary Ages 5-11 65 pupils Nr Bungay
Ofsted: Good
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Earsham Church of England Primary Academy is an academy converter in South Norfolk for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 65 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Earsham Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2019 of its predecessor, Earsham CE VA Primary School. In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: November 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address School Road
Earsham
Earsham Primary School
the Street
Nr Bungay
Suffolk
NR35 2TF
Phone 01986892557
Reference Number 150175

General Makeup

Number of pupils 65
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 41.54%
Girls: 58.46%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 23.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 1 7 8
2 5 2 7
3 5 7 12
4 6 8 14
5 4 5 9
6 5 7 12

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 98.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Earsham CE VA Primary School, inspected in July 2019.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
07 Nov 2023 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 73%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 100
Maths 105
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 6 3

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Earsham Church of England Primary Academy had 80 pupils for 105 places. 25 places (23.8%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Loddon Primary Phase” planning area

Norfolk counted 146 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 143 in 2029–30, down 2%.

20242025
Places 105105
Pupils 9180
Unfilled 13.3%23.8%

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 Earsham Church of England Primary Academy attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20242025
Authorised absence 3.7%2.9%
Unauthorised absence 1.5%0.6%
Severely absent pupils 1.1%0.0%

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, 5.1% of pupils at Earsham Church of England Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

20242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.016.5
Permanent exclusions 00

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 Earsham Church of England Primary Academy had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.812.111.5
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%25.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –––
Sick days per teacher –––

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, 10.8% of pupils at Earsham Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 1
No specialist assessment of need 3 0
Social, emotional and mental health 2 0

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.

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Earsham Church of England Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2019 of its predecessor, Earsham CE VA Primary School.

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

Earsham Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

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

Earsham Church of England Primary Academy has 65 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Earsham Church of England Primary Academy?

Earsham Church of England Primary Academy is at School Road, Earsham, Earsham Primary School, the Street, Nr Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 2TF.

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