Burston Community Primary School
Primary · Diss · IP22 5TZ
Data updated
Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)
The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.
Inspected 6 May 2026 · report published 16 June 2026
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27 pupils · 39% of 70 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 3.7% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 28% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 4% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 144427
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 4 families named it first for 4 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its report-card inspection on 6 May 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Compare admissions across the area: Norfolk school admissions
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
2 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
suppressed (small cohort)
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 93% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
12.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 5.56 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
27.93% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,716; 0% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£34,000
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 6 May 2026: Expected standard
- 30 November 2021: Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 6/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 28.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 19.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 32.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 15.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 72.2% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 13.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 14.2% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 64.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 38% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 7.7% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026874 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £465,00011 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £377,500–£520,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)
- Diss High School
- Diss Infant Academy and Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing
- Diss Church of England Junior Academy
- Scole Church of England Primary Academy
- Tivetshall Community Primary School
- Roydon Primary School