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Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

URN
124688
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
URN
124688
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

51 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

39

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

42

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#185 of 190 schools in Suffolk

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Alternative schools
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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
6 February 2023
Inspection date
7 December 2022
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 6 February 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

20

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

51

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

20

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.55×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Suffolk
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Suffolk)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.barnham.suffolk.sch.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Suffolk to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

67.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

71.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

57.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

57.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

IP24 2NG - Mill Lane, Barnham, Nr Thetford, Suffolk

Contact details

Address
Mill Lane, Barnham, Nr Thetford, Suffolk
Postcode
IP24 2NG
Phone
1842890253
Website
www.barnham.suffolk.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Suffolk
Local authority code
935

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 746 schools in Suffolk.

Authority statistics

Total schools

746

Open schools

367

Closed schools

379

Primary schools

475

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
6 February 20237 December 2022-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 6 February 2023
  • School remains Good

    Published
    6 February 2023
    Inspected
    7 December 2022
    Type
    -
    Report
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Offer rate

39.2%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 20

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Writing progress

Not published

Maths progress

Maths progress

Not published

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Secondary schools

83

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary475 (63.8%)
  • Secondary83 (11.2%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other186 (25.0%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Senior Tutorial Centre2.8 kmNot applicableClosed
Southern Area Pupil Referral Unit, Elm Road Centre2.8 kmNot applicableClosed
Southern Area Pupil Referral Unit2.8 kmNot applicableClosed
The Pinetree School3.0 kmNot applicableOpen
Charles Burrell Humanities School3.1 kmSecondaryClosed
Queensway Infant Academy3.2 kmPrimaryOpen
Queensway Infant Academy and Nursery3.3 kmPrimaryClosed
Queensway Infant School and Nursery, Thetford3.3 kmPrimaryClosed
Diamond Academy3.3 kmPrimaryClosed
Thetford Queensway Community Junior School3.3 kmPrimaryClosed
  • Senior Tutorial Centre
    Distance
    2.8 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Southern Area Pupil Referral Unit, Elm Road Centre
    Distance
    2.8 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Southern Area Pupil Referral Unit
    Distance
    2.8 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Pinetree School
    Distance
    3.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Suffolk)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP14 1QFOpen
Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP14 1QFClosed
Abbots Green Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP32 7PJClosed
Abbots Green Primary AcademyPrimaryIP32 7PJOpen
Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryCO10 0USOpen
  • Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP14 1QF
    Status
    Open
  • Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP14 1QF
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbots Green Community Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP32 7PJ
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbots Green Primary Academy
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP32 7PJ
    Status
    Open
Charles Burrell Humanities School
Distance
3.1 km
Phase
Secondary
Status
Closed
  • Queensway Infant Academy
    Distance
    3.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Queensway Infant Academy and Nursery
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Queensway Infant School and Nursery, Thetford
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Diamond Academy
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Thetford Queensway Community Junior School
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CO10 0US
    Status
    Open