Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

State-Funded School

bures-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

South SuffolkConstituency

CO8 5BXPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 161 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

95%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

161

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 161
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Mar 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
1 Nov 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.