Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Information

Address: The Street, Little Thurlow, Haverhill, CB9 7HY
Phone: 01440783281
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sharon FitzGerald
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 77
School capacity: 105
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 11
% eligible for free school meals: 14.3%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.3%
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: 24.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

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Ranked #38 of 45 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#36Stanton Primary SchoolGood
#37The Pines Primary SchoolGood
#38Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#39Tollgate Primary SchoolGood
#40Westfield Primary AcademyGood

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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.

#1Elveden Church of England Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Exning Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Abbots Green Primary AcademyGood
#5All Saints Church of England Primary School, NewmarketGood
#6Bardwell Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Barnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#8Beck Row Primary AcademyGood
#9Burton End Primary AcademyGood
#10Clare Community Primary SchoolGood
#11Clements Primary AcademyGood
#12Coupals Primary AcademyGood
#13Forest AcademyGood
#14Glade AcademyGood
#15Great Barton Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#16Great Heath AcademyGood
#17Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary SchoolGood
#19Hardwick Primary SchoolGood
#20Honington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Houldsworth Valley Primary AcademyGood
#22Hundon Community Primary SchoolGood
#23Ickworth Park Primary SchoolGood
#24Ixworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25Kedington Primary AcademyGood
#26Lakenheath Community Primary SchoolGood
#27New Cangle Community Primary SchoolGood
#28Paddocks Primary SchoolGood
#29Place Farm Primary AcademyGood
#30Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#31Rougham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#32Sebert Wood Community Primary SchoolGood
#33St Christopher's CEVCP SchoolGood
#34St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, HaverhillGood
#35St Louis Catholic AcademyGood
#36Stanton Primary SchoolGood
#37The Pines Primary SchoolGood
#38Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#39Tollgate Primary SchoolGood
#40Westfield Primary AcademyGood
#41Westgate Community Primary School and NurseryGood
#42St Edmundsbury CofE Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#43St Mary's Church of England AcademyRequires improvement
#44West Row AcademyRequires improvement
#45Cavendish Church of England Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

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