Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Lowestoft, Suffolk·NR32 5HW
Composite score
46.2
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#8,720
National rank
#935
In East of England
#120
In Suffolk
Top 59%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
8 first choices, 9 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
11
any preference, for 9 places
Applications from another council area
9%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.04
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
120
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
24.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,864
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Lowestoft, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 120 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 21.0 percentage points year on 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 9 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 24.2 pupils per teacher. Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 above.

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