Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Lowestoft. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Road, Lowestoft

School Information

Address: Church Road, Lowestoft, NR32 5AX
Website: http://www.blundestoncevcp.co.uk
Telephone: 01502730488
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Helen Laflin
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124751

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 190
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.5
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.6
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Church Road , Blundeston NR32 5AX 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Somerleyton Primary School
The Green , Somerleyton NR32 5PT 		3out of 4 2,852 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Limes Primary Academy
Lime Avenue , Oulton NR32 3BQ 		- not rated 2,991 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Blyford Road , NR32 4PZ 		3out of 4 3,064 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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