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Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Beccles · NR34 7SB

Ages 4–11 · 324 pupils · Suffolk

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-13

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)72%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.3%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
293

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

43

Places offered

44

1st-preference offers

43

Total preferences (any rank)
62
Preferred offers (top 3)
44
Applications from outside LA
2
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 fill100%

324 pupils · 323 places

Pupils on roll
324
Boys / girls
153 / 171
School capacity
323
Capacity fill
324 / 323 (100%)
Free school meals
12%
FSM pupils
39
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 Holly Marchand

Location

Address
Garden Lane, Worlingham
Postcode
NR34 7SB
Town
Beccles
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
East Suffolk
Constituency
Lowestoft
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 Beccles, Suffolk, 324 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.

Open schools in Beccles
14
Primary schools in Beccles
11
Academies among open schools in Beccles
79% (11)
Open schools in NR34
14
Primary in NR34
11
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 BecclesNear NR34

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Holly Marchand
Telephone
01502712375
Website
www.worlingham.org

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