Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

General Information

Address: Rectory Road, Whatfield, Ipswich, IP7 6QU
Phone: 01473823309
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Julia Shaw
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 44
School capacity: 56
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
% eligible for free school meals: 29.5%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 8.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.4%
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: 9.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 18.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

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Ranked #29 of 30 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#27Tudor Church of England Primary School, SudburyGood
#28Wells Hall Primary SchoolGood
#29Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#30Woodhall 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

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