What did Ofsted judge Wortham Primary School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Wortham Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Wortham Primary School?

Wortham Primary School has 100 pupils on roll.

What ages does Wortham Primary School take?

Wortham Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.

Where is Wortham Primary School located?

Wortham Primary School is located in Diss, IP22 1PX, Suffolk.

How do I apply to Wortham Primary School?

Wortham Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into Wortham Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at Wortham Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at Wortham Primary School?

When Wortham Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap; 2. Sibling — Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application; 3. Catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area: Children who live nearest to the school. The council will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) the council will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. Children who live outside the school’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out above, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 15 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant based on lots drawn by someone independent of the school.

What is the largest ethnic background at Wortham Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90% of pupils at Wortham Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Wortham Primary School: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

Last distance offered at Wortham Primary School, year by year →

How places are decided at Wortham Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap.
2Sibling — Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application.
3Catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area: Children who live nearest to the school. The council will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) the council will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. Children who live outside the school’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out above.
4Outside catchment area — Children who live outside the school’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out in criterion 3 above.

If two applications tie: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant based on lots drawn by someone independent of the school.

Sibling tie-breaker: priority given to the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child's date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, with lots drawn if still tied. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first by law (not numbered as a criterion).

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Wortham Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Wortham Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Wortham Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Wortham Primary School?: Wortham Primary School has 100 pupils on roll.
What ages does Wortham Primary School take?: Wortham Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.
Where is Wortham Primary School located?: Wortham Primary School is located in Diss, IP22 1PX, Suffolk.
How do I apply to Wortham Primary School?: Wortham Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Wortham Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Wortham Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Wortham Primary School?: When Wortham Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap; 2. Sibling — Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application; 3. Catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area: Children who live nearest to the school. The council will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) the council will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. Children who live outside the school’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out above, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 15 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant based on lots drawn by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Wortham Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90% of pupils at Wortham Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Wortham Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after / previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap.
2Sibling — Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application.
3Catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area: Children who live nearest to the school. The council will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) the council will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. Children who live outside the school’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out above.
4Outside catchment area — Children who live outside the school’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out in criterion 3 above.

Wortham Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Wortham Primary School's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Wortham Primary School's quality of education as Outstanding at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Wortham Primary School?: Wortham Primary School has 100 pupils on roll.
What ages does Wortham Primary School take?: Wortham Primary School admits pupils aged 5 to 11.
Where is Wortham Primary School located?: Wortham Primary School is located in Diss, IP22 1PX, Suffolk.
How do I apply to Wortham Primary School?: Wortham Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How close do you need to live to get into Wortham Primary School?: Distance did not decide places at Wortham Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Reception places decided at Wortham Primary School?: When Wortham Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap; 2. Sibling — Sibling: where the child has a sibling in the school or a sibling has already been offered a place at the school, and where the sibling will still be attending the school at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap in calendar days between the child’s date of birth and the date of birth of any sibling already attending the school, or who has been offered a place at the time of application; 3. Catchment area — Children who are ordinarily resident in the catchment area: Children who live nearest to the school. The council will measure the distance by a straight line (‘as the crow flies’). All straight line distances are calculated electronically by the council using data provided jointly by the Post Office and Ordnance Survey. The data plots the co-ordinates of each property and provides the address-point between which straight line distance is measured and reported to three decimal places. Where there is more than one home within a single building (for example apartments) the council will measure to a single point within that building irrespective of where those homes are located. Children who live outside the school’s catchment area in the same priority order as set out above, and 1 further criteria. The school offers 15 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is necessary to use a tie-breaker to distinguish between two or more applications, a distance criterion will be used. We will give priority to the applicants who live nearest to the school as measured by a straight line. In the unlikely event that two applicants competing for a single place at a school live the same distance from the school, the place will be offered to one applicant based on lots drawn by someone independent of the school.
What is the largest ethnic background at Wortham Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90% of pupils at Wortham Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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