Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Thelnetham Road, Hopton, Diss, IP22 2QY
This school is closed (it closed in September 2025).
It was replaced by Hopton Church of England Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jo Whiting
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 124703
- Local authority
- Suffolk
About this school
Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Diss. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 55% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 82% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 64% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 64% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 33% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 63 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 8% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 33% | 7.8% | 37.7% | 63 | — |
| Hopton Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | 46 | 0.0 miles |
| Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy | 58% | 7.3% | 17.7% | 72 | 1.7 miles |
| Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 3.5% | 14.9% | 70 | 2.2 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham | — | 5.2% | 26.7% | 12 | 3.5 miles |
| St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 69% | 5.7% | 14.9% | 180 | 3.8 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)
- 37.7%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.75%
- Persistent absence
- 21.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham3.5 miles
Primary · Diss
-
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Nr Diss
Other schools in Diss
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing Primary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Diss.
- Has Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School'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 September 2025.