Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Beccles, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
1.056 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2025
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Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Beccles, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 1.056 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2025 lived 1.056 miles away, the 6th shortest of 19 Suffolk primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 38 first-choice applications for 38 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25 the reading, writing and maths result was 3rd highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Suffolk that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Garden Lane, Worlingham, Beccles, NR34 7SB
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 324 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils truly experience the school’s vision of ‘growing minds, kind hearts and rooted in love’.”
- “They readily embrace the school’s values, including belonging, curiosity and perseverance.”
- “They are looked after well and are kept safe.”
To improve
- “A few pupils do not attend school regularly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 59% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 38 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Beccles Primary Academy 0.6 mi Good
- Ravensmere Infant School 1.2 mi Good
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Ringsfield Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good
- Carlton Colville Primary School 4.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Grove Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published