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Honington Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 5-11 145 pupils Bury St Edmunds
Ofsted: Good

Honington Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Bury St Edmunds for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 145 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Honington Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2021 of its predecessor, Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

Ofsted inspection: November 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Malting Row
Honington
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP31 1RE
Reference Number 152078

General Makeup

Number of pupils 145
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.72%
Girls: 48.28%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 23
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 18

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 3 13 16
2 13 10 23
3 13 10 23
4 9 9 18
5 14 9 23
6 10 7 17

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.3%
Unclassified 2.8%
Mixed, Other 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
White, Other 1.4%
White & Black (African) 0.7%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, inspected in July 2021.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
06 Nov 2025 Academy conversion letter

Reception admissions, 2026 entry

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

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).

In 2025–26 Honington Church of England Primary School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

2026
Pupils per adult 9.6
Teachers who left state teaching –
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, 17.2% of pupils at Honington Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Social, emotional and mental health 13 1
Moderate learning difficulty 6 1
Autistic spectrum disorder 4 1
Speech, language and communication needs 2 3

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.

Name Distance
Bardwell Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1AD
1.79 miles
Ixworth Church of England Primary School
Crown Lane, Ixworth, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2EL
2.89 miles
Stanton Primary School
Upthorpe Road, Stanton, BURY ST. EDMUNDS, Suffolk, IP31 2AW
3.63 miles
Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road, Barningham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1DD
3.65 miles
Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Mill Lane, Barnham, Nr Thetford, Suffolk, IP24 2NG
3.91 miles
Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy
School Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2RJ
4.76 miles
Name Distance
Ixworth High School
Walsham Road, Ixworth, Suffolk, IP31 2HS
2.78 miles

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

The latest Ofsted rating for Honington Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2021 of its predecessor, Honington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

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

Honington Church of England Primary School was last inspected in November 2025.

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

Honington Church of England Primary School has 145 pupils on roll.

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

Honington Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

Where is Honington Church of England Primary School?

Honington Church of England Primary School is at Malting Row, Honington, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 1RE.

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