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Schools similar to Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Suffolk · ages 4 to 11 · URN 124698

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HeadteacherChat intake matches; separate from DfE’s official groups.

Showing the closest 10 of 5,277 eligible schools.

1Great Paxton CofE Primary School

Cambridgeshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN110815

73 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 23 February 2023
  • Outcome: School remains Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 2.69 percentage points lower
  • 4 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.01583. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.69 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00537.
  • Total pupils: difference 4 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00519.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2Church Broughton CofE Primary School

Derbyshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN112871

68 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 8 October 2024
  • Outcome: Standards maintained
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 0.5 percentage points higher
  • 9 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00552. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00099.
  • Total pupils: difference 9 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01169.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3St Giles' Church of England Primary School

Essex · ages 4 to 11 · URN115068

91 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 24 January 2023
  • Overall effectiveness: Good
  • Quality of education: Good
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Personal development: Outstanding
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.1 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 4 percentage points lower
  • 14 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 24 January 2023 · published 8 March 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00167. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00495.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00799.
  • Total pupils: difference 14 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01538.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Fressingfield Church of England Primary School

Suffolk · ages 4 to 11 · URN145696

91 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 1 July 2022
  • Outcome: School remains Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: the same
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 1.5 percentage points higher
  • 14 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00162. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00000.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00300.
  • Total pupils: difference 14 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01538.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5Grade-Ruan CofE Primary School

Cornwall · ages 4 to 11 · URN140632

72 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 4 June 2024
  • Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
  • Quality of education: Requires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Personal development: Good
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Requires improvement
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 0.41 percentage points higher
  • 5 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00088. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00180.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.41 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00083.
  • Total pupils: difference 5 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00649.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School

Oxfordshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN123151

82 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 5 March 2024
  • Outcome: School remains Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 0.36 percentage points lower
  • 5 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00168. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01485.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.36 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00073.
  • Total pupils: difference 5 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00610.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Finchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academy

Essex · ages 4 to 11 · URN147817

71 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Ungraded inspection (previous framework) · 26 November 2024
  • Outcome: Standards maintained
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 3.6 percentage points higher
  • 6 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0022. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00720.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.6 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00721.
  • Total pupils: difference 6 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00779.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Breamore Church of England Primary School

Hampshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN116275

77 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 8 October 2024
  • Overall effectiveness: Not judged
  • Quality of education: Good
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Good
  • Personal development: Outstanding
  • Leadership and management: Good
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Good
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.9 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 2.6 percentage points lower
  • Pupils: the same
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 8 October 2024 · published 11 November 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00274. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.9 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01755.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.6 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00519.
  • Total pupils: difference 0 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00000.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9East Wold Church of England Primary School

Lincolnshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN120597

78 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Graded inspection (previous framework) · 12 March 2024
  • Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
  • Quality of education: Requires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
  • Personal development: Good
  • Leadership and management: Requires improvement
  • Safeguarding is effective: Yes
  • Early years: Requires improvement
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 5.46 percentage points lower
  • 1 more pupil
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 12 March 2024 · published 12 May 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement; Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Requires improvement

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.003. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01080.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.46 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01092.
  • Total pupils: difference 1 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00128.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10Sharnford Church of England Primary School

Leicestershire · ages 4 to 11 · URN144110

71 pupils / 77 at Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Report card inspection · 27 January 2026
  • Safeguarding standards: Met
  • Inclusion: Expected standard
  • Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
  • Achievement: Expected standard
  • Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
  • Early years: Expected standard
  • Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.2 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.79 percentage points higher
  • 6 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00377. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00090.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.79 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00157.
  • Total pupils: difference 6 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00779.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Suffolk · ages 4 to 11 · URN124698

Small KS2 cohort: 11 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 9.1 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School: published figures and their sources
MeasureThurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Pupils772025/26
Free school meals14.3%2025/26
First language other than English0%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)25.97%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard73%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard9%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence6.54206%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence14.70588%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 21 March 2023 · published 16 May 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5277 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8819

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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