Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Garden Lane, Beccles, NR34 7SB
324 pupils · 100% of 323 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 12%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 May 2025, published 19 June 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 38 | 38 | 56 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 44 | 52 | 66 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 44 | 43 | 62 | 44 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 45 | 42 | 66 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 45 | 48 | 66 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 45 | 46 | 73 | 45 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 55 | 78 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 56 | 90 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Beccles Primary Academy 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ravensmere Infant School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School 2.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School 2.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Ringsfield Church of England Primary School 4.4 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.