Primary
Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Nayland Road, Bures, CO8 5BX
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 161 of 210 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 8.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 18.5
- Pupils per adult
- 10.4
- Pupils
- 192
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2023
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)SATs results
50%
10 points below the Suffolk average (60% across 223 schools)
106.0
0.8 above the Suffolk average (105.2 across 223 schools)
147th of 230 by our score, among the primary schools in Suffolk we can score - 253 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 50% |
| Working at a higher standard | 3% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 55% |
| 23/24 | 64% |
| 24/25 | 50% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
Nayland Road, Bures, CO8 5BX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Suffolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Michaela Harris
- Address
- Nayland Road, Bures, CO8 5BX
- Telephone
- 01787227446
Other primary schools nearby
- St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh5.7/10
- Chappel CofE Controlled Primary School3.0/10
- Nayland Primary School7.5/10
- Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.8/10
- Wells Hall Primary School5.0/10
- Colne Engaine Church of England Primary School4.3/10