Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 5–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Bentley, Ipswich, IP9 2BT
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 40 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 May 2024
Strengths
- “The warm nurturing environment means they are safe and ready to learn.”
- “Pupils know staff are always available to help them.”
- “The nurture club offers a safe haven if pupils have a worry.”
To improve
- “These strategies are not always consistently used across the school.”
- “As a result, some pupils find the work either too easy or too hard.”
- “In some instances, this means pupils do not remember key information and this impacts the quality of their work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained
- Capel St Mary Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brooklands Primary School 2.2 mi Good
- Stutton Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Not judged
- Copdock Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- East Bergholt Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Holbrook Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gusford Community Primary School 3.5 mi Not judged