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Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Haverhill · CB9 7HY

Ages 4–11 · 77 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-03-21

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)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.0%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
54

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

10

Places offered

11

1st-preference offers

10

Total preferences (any rank)
28
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 fill73%

77 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
77
Boys / girls
40 / 37
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
77 / 105 (73%)
Free school meals
14.3%
FSM pupils
11
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
Federation
Hundon and Thurlow Primary Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Sharon FitzGerald

Location

Address
The Street, Little Thurlow
Postcode
CB9 7HY
Town
Haverhill
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Further from 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 Haverhill, Suffolk, 77 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 14.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Open schools in Haverhill
15
Primary schools in Haverhill
10
Academies among open schools in Haverhill
67% (10)
Open schools in CB9
15
Primary in CB9
10
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 HaverhillNear CB9

  • Broadlands Hall

    Other independent special school

    Haverhill · CB9 7UA · Suffolk

    Ages 9–20

    2.6 miles away

  • Samuel Ward Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Haverhill · CB9 0LD · Suffolk

    Ages 11–18

    • Att843.2
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+36%
    • Absence10.4%

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sharon FitzGerald
Telephone
01440783281
Website
www.htpfederation.co.uk/index.php/thurlow

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