Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School

School overview

Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School is a primary school serving Stowmarket, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 170 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous 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 106 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). Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 17 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. 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 above.