Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Information

Address: Folly Road, Great Waldingfield, Sudbury, CO10 0RR
Phone: 01787374055
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Baker Rachel Hutchings
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 203
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 38
% eligible for free school meals: 18.7%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.4%
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: 13.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #14 of 30 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#12East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#13Glemsford Primary AcademyGood
#14Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#15Hadleigh Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Hartest Church of England Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, LawshallOutstanding
#2Copdock Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#4Beaumont Community Primary SchoolGood
#5Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#6Bildeston Primary SchoolGood
#7Brooklands Primary SchoolGood
#8Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#9Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#10Chelmondiston Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Cockfield Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#13Glemsford Primary AcademyGood
#14Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#15Hadleigh Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Hartest Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17Hintlesham and Chattisham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Holbrook Primary SchoolGood
#19Kersey Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#20Nayland Primary SchoolGood
#21Pot Kiln Primary SchoolGood
#22Shotley Community Primary SchoolGood
#23St Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#24St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HadleighGood
#25Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#26Stratford St Mary Primary SchoolGood
#27Tudor Church of England Primary School, SudburyGood
#28Wells Hall Primary SchoolGood
#29Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#30Woodhall Primary SchoolGood

Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £6,251 (2024-25)

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

#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

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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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