Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Information

Address: Stone Street Road, Boxford, Sudbury, CO10 5NP
Phone: 01787210332
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Lea
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 178
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 25
% eligible for free school meals: 14.0%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 30.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,896 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #30 of 36 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#28Holbrook Primary School£5,981
#29Glemsford Primary Academy£5,925
#30Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,896
#31Nayland Primary School£5,780
#32Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,638

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School£13,753
#2Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£12,068
#3Hartest Church of England Primary School£11,976
#4Kersey Church of England Primary School£11,050
#5Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£10,726
#6Elmsett Church of England Primary School£9,789
#7Bildeston Primary School£8,989
#8Beaumont Community Primary School£8,884
#9Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary School£8,432
#10Shotley Community Primary School£8,229
#11St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hadleigh£8,114
#12Cockfield Church of England Primary School£7,903
#13All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall£7,791
#14Stratford St Mary Primary School£7,749
#15Lavenham Community Primary School£7,625
#16St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,417
#17Copdock Primary School£7,382
#18Stutton Church of England Primary School£7,320
#19Sproughton Church of England Primary School£7,139
#20Pot Kiln Primary School£6,629
#21Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,479
#22Hadleigh Community Primary School£6,449
#23Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School£6,323
#24Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,251
#25Woodhall Primary School£6,203
#26Long Melford Church of England Primary School£6,104
#27East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£6,071
#28Holbrook Primary School£5,981
#29Glemsford Primary Academy£5,925
#30Boxford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,896
#31Nayland Primary School£5,780
#32Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,638
#33Tudor Church of England Primary School, Sudbury£5,631
#34Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£5,537
#35Wells Hall Primary School£5,281
#36Brooklands Primary School£5,015

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