Hopton Church of England Primary Academy

Hopton Church of England Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Diss, Suffolk, Hopton Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 63 pupils aged 3 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 22.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Hopton Church of England Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 4 families who put it first were offered a place. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Hopton Church of England Primary Academy 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.