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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 124729

East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Nr Colchester · CO7 6SW

Ages 4–11 · 195 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

1.31 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-07-16

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
177

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.31 · Competitive

1st preferences

38

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
80
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
17
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

195 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
195
Boys / girls
100 / 95
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
195 / 210 (93%)
Free school meals
10.8%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Clare Sampson

Location

Address
School Lane, East Bergholt
Postcode
CO7 6SW
Town
Nr Colchester
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Nr Colchester, Suffolk, 195 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Open schools in Nr Colchester
4
Primary schools in Nr Colchester
4
Academies among open schools in Nr Colchester
25% (1)
Open schools in CO7
15
Primary in CO7
12
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366
Primary in Suffolk LA
253

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Nr ColchesterNear CO7

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Clare Sampson
Telephone
01206298202
Website
http://www.eastbergholt-pri.suffolk.sch.uk

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