SCHOOL PROFILE

Charsfield Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 146148
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 70 Published school capacity
Capacity used 48.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 February 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Suffolk
Trust ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 34 34 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 11 32.4% of pupils
Male pupils 23 67.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.6%
7.2 pts below England
School 17.6%
East Suffolk 23.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Suffolk 5.0%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Suffolk 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.2%
30
Any other Mixed background
5.9%
2
Any other White background
2.9%
1
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 47.1% 16 of 34 pupils
26.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 47.1%
East Suffolk 22.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 23.5% 8 pupils
England 14.8% 8.7 pts above
EHC plans 23.5% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 17.5 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 8
Specific learning difficulty 5
Social, emotional & mental health 2
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
East Suffolk 56.7%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
East Suffolk 70.5%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
East Suffolk 67.4%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

60.0%

12.0 pts below England

School 60.0%
East Suffolk 67.5%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.73%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.48 pts lower than England
School 5.73%
East Suffolk 6.54%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.67%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.85 pts higher than England
School 16.67%
East Suffolk 15.54%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
East Suffolk 2.19%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

48.6% 39.6 pts below England
Charsfield Church of England Primary School
48.6%
East Suffolk
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information