Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Church Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2BT

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

Primary

Phase

5–11

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Voluntary controlled school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Suffolk →
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 5–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 44 / 56 (79%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

22.7%

Disadvantaged

EAL

4.5%

SEN support

11.4%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

6.3%

Overall absence

12.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

3.7

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

11.9

Pupils per teacher

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

3.39

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.1 vs 2023/24

£49,747

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 40% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,485 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

1.5

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£10,726

Spend per pupil

£11,283

Income per pupil

52%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.