Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sudbury, Essex
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Sudbury, Essex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, CO10 7BP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 46 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to be part of this encouraging school, which is in the heart of the village.”
- “They benefit from the close-knit community and family atmosphere.”
- “Pupils love using the rural location and the forest school.”
To improve
- “Other subjects are at different stages of development.”
- “In a few subjects, the school has not yet broken down the precise knowledge and skills that pupils need to learn and remember.”
- “In these subjects, the work given to pupils and teachers’ checks on pupils’ learning are not well defined.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 7 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 7 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Essex.
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham 3.1 mi Good
- Ridgewell Church of England Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged
- de Vere Primary School 4.0 mi Good
- St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield 4.4 mi Good
- St Giles' Church of England Primary School 4.9 mi Good
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Sible Hedingham 5.4 mi Not judged
- St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh 6.7 mi School remains Good