Wortham Primary School
Wortham, Bury Road, Diss, IP22 1PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Flatman
- Sponsor
- All Saints Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 145460
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379898484
About this school
Wortham Primary School is a primary academy in Diss. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wortham 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 13 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 77% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 77% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 77% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 77% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Wortham 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 | 76% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 102 |
| 2024/25 | 102 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wortham Primary School compares
Wortham Primary School ranked 48th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 100 | — |
| St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 69% | 5.7% | 14.9% | 180 | 2.1 miles |
| Palgrave Church of England Primary School | 100% | 4% | 7.1% | 85 | 2.2 miles |
| Mellis Church of England Primary School | 65% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 147 | 2.2 miles |
| Roydon Primary School | 51% | 5.2% | 21.1% | 255 | 2.3 miles |
| Bressingham Primary School | 73% | 2.6% | 8% | 139 | 2.7 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)
- 5.88%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 4.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Nr Diss
-
Palgrave Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Nr Diss
-
Mellis Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Eye
-
Roydon Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Bressingham Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Diss
Other schools in Diss
Wortham Primary School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary 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 ages does Wortham Primary School teach?
- Wortham Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Diss.
- Who is the headteacher of Wortham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wortham Primary School is Mrs Claire Flatman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wortham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wortham 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 Wortham Primary School?
- Wortham Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Wortham Primary School full?
- Wortham Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 100 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wortham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wortham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wortham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wortham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wortham Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Wortham Primary School is part of ALL SAINTS SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wortham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wortham Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Wortham Primary School ranked 48th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wortham Primary School's absence rate?
- Wortham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wortham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wortham 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 10 July 2026.