Burston Community Primary School
Crown Green, Burston, Diss, IP22 5TZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Millar
- Sponsor
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 27
- URN
- 144427
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379741256
About this school
Burston Community Primary School is a primary academy in Diss. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 27 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Burston Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 33% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 33% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 50% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 106.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 100.0 | - |
Trends over time
How Burston Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42 |
| 2023/24 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | 25 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Burston Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 8% | 27 | — |
| Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) | 62% | 3% | 14.7% | 179 | 2.0 miles |
| Diss Infant Academy and Nursery | — | 6.9% | 14.9% | 115 | 2.3 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing | — | 3.3% | 36.4% | 26 | 2.4 miles |
| Diss Church of England Junior Academy | 50% | 6.6% | 33.3% | 149 | 2.4 miles |
| Scole Church of England Primary Academy | 57% | 4.6% | 21.1% | 41 | 2.6 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.08%
Location
Nearby schools
- 2.0 miles
-
Diss Infant Academy and Nursery2.3 miles
Primary · Diss
- 2.4 miles
-
Diss Church of England Junior Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Scole Church of England Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Diss
Other schools in Diss
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing Primary
- Bressingham 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 ages does Burston Community Primary School teach?
- Burston Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Diss.
- Who is the headteacher of Burston Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Burston Community Primary School is Mrs Karen Millar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Burston Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Burston Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Burston Community Primary School?
- Burston Community Primary School has 27 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Burston Community Primary School full?
- Burston Community Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 27 on roll (39%), 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 Burston Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Burston Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Burston Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Burston Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Burston Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Burston Community Primary School is part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Burston Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Burston Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Burston Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Burston Community 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 15 July 2026.