Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

School overview

Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school serving Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. It has 126 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 'Good'. 56% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 13.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 23% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 22% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.