Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk·IP13 9EP
Composite score
64.8
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#2,690
National rank
#289
In East of England
#30
In Suffolk
Top 18%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
16%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
36 first choices, 37 places
First choices per place
0.97
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
41
any preference, for 37 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0420221.0020231.0020241.0020250.972026

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

Every child who put Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's 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
340
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
14.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
20.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,124
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 340 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 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 1.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 18% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% 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 Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 37 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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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