Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Voluntary controlled school·Primary school Lowestoft, Suffolk·NR32 5AX
Composite score
43.8
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#9,561
National rank
#1032
In East of England
#133
In Suffolk
Top 65%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
62%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
18 first choices, 21 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
28
any preference, for 21 places
Applications from another council area
29%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.14
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020220.9520230.9020241.0020250.862026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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
4–11
Pupils on roll
178
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
6.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,154
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Lowestoft, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 178 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 62% 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%). Performance is little changed year on 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 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 21 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 20.4 pupils per teacher. Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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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