Primary
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School
Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, CO10 7BP
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 46 of 102 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
- Local authority
- Essex
- Religious character
- Yes
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 3.2
- Pupils per adult
- 9.6
- Pupils
- 31
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 January 2024
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)Earlier inspections1
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
57%
1 points below the Sudbury average (58% across 15 schools)
105.0
0.3 below the Sudbury average (105.3 across 15 schools)
-4.4
10th of 15 by our score, among the primary schools in Sudbury we can score - 16 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2022/2023
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Progress in maths | -4.40 |
| Progress in reading | -2.20 |
| Progress in writing | -3.30 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 57% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
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.
Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, CO10 7BP
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.
Essex 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
- Kirsty Stuart
- Address
- Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, CO10 7BP
- Telephone
- 01787277222
Other primary schools nearby
- Clare Community Primary School5.4/10
- Cavendish Church of England Primary SchoolNot enough data
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham7.1/10
- Ridgewell Church of England Primary School5.2/10
- St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.2/10
- de Vere Primary School6.6/10