Primary school in Diss, Suffolk
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
Thelnetham Road, Hopton, Diss, Suffolk, IP22 2QY
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 11 February 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 46
- Places
- 105
- How full
- 44% full — 46 of 105 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 15 / 31
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for West Suffolk 005C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 30%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 71%
- Households in social housing
- 19%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- ELVEDEN SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jo Whiting
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Barningham
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- URN
- 152124
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garboldisham Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 58% | 1.7 mi |
| Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 50% | 2.2 mi |
| St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, LophamVoluntary aided school | Requires improvement 2024 | — | 3.5 mi |
| St Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 69% | 3.8 mi |
| Stanton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.9 mi |
| Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 56% | 4.5 mi |
| Bardwell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 43% | 4.6 mi |
| East Harling Primary School and NurseryFoundation school | Good 2022 | 40% | 4.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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