All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing
Mill Road, Winfarthing, Diss, IP22 2DZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Esme Sexton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Federation
- The Saints Federation
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 26
- URN
- 121128
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379642767
About this school
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Diss. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 26 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 27 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 14% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 86% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 29% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 43% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 14% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 22 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing compares
Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.3% | 36.4% | 26 | — |
| Burston Community Primary School | — | 5.5% | 8% | 27 | 2.4 miles |
| Banham Primary School | 53% | 3.9% | 9.2% | 95 | 3.1 miles |
| Bressingham Primary School | 73% | 2.6% | 8% | 139 | 3.2 miles |
| Roydon Primary School | 51% | 5.2% | 21.1% | 255 | 3.3 miles |
| Diss Church of England Junior Academy | 50% | 6.6% | 33.3% | 149 | 3.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.36%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.34%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burston Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Banham Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Bressingham Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Roydon Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Diss Church of England Junior Academy3.6 miles
Primary · Diss
Other schools in Diss
- Bressingham Primary School Primary
- Burston Community Primary School Primary
- Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) Primary
- Diss Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Diss Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
- Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Pulham Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Roydon Primary School Primary
- Scole Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham Primary
- Wortham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing teach?
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Diss.
- Who is the executive headteacher of All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing?
- The executive headteacher of All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing is Mrs Esme Sexton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing?
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing has 26 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing full?
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing has capacity for 70 pupils and 26 on roll (37%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Norwich.
- Does All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing?
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing is part of the The Saints Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 14% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing's absence rate?
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.