Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School Lane, Benhall, Saxmundham, IP17 1HE
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Parslow-Williams
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 76
- URN
- 124721
- Local authority
- Suffolk
About this school
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Saxmundham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 76 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Benhall St Mary's 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 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 22% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 |
| Writing progress | -3.10 |
| Maths progress | -3.60 |
How Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 32.9% | 76 | — |
| Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 38.7% | 77 | 0.0 miles |
| Saxmundham Primary School | 63% | 5.1% | 41.5% | 252 | 1.3 miles |
| Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 78% | 5.1% | 16.4% | 166 | 1.8 miles |
| Snape Primary School | 43% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 103 | 2.0 miles |
| Coldfair Green Community Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 14.2% | 160 | 3.3 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.9%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Saxmundham Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Snape Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
-
Coldfair Green Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Saxmundham
Other schools in Saxmundham
- Benhall St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Coldfair Green Community Primary School Primary
- Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Middleton Community Primary School Primary
- Saxmundham Primary School Primary
- Snape Primary School Primary
- Yoxford & Peasenhall Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Saxmundham.
- Has Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Benhall St Mary's 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 many pupils are at Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 76 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Benhall St Mary's 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 12 September 2023.