Academy converter · Primary
Diss · IP22 2QY · Suffolk
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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ClosedPrimaryURN 124703
Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Diss · IP22 2QY
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
63
Local authority
Suffolk
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
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 3–11, in Diss, Suffolk, 63 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 37.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Overview
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Closed
- URN
- 124703
Location
- Address
- Thelnetham Road, Hopton
- Postcode
- IP22 2QY
- Town
- Diss
- County
- Suffolk
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 16 Jan 2025.
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- Boys / girls
- 43 / 20
- School capacity
- 105
- Capacity fill
- 63 / 105 (60%)
- Free school meals
- 37.1%
- FSM pupils
- 23
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Whiting
Official links
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 67%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.
Academic year 2023/24
Overall absence
5.7%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Unauthorised
0.4%
- Authorised absence
- 5.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 65
Recent years
- 2022/23
- Overall 6.2% · Persistent 20.3%
- 2021/22
- Overall 8.4% · Persistent 26.3%