Hopton Church of England Primary Academy

Primary school in Diss, Suffolk. No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Feb 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 11 February 2025, report published 19 March 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

This inspection was given to Hopton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Hopton Church of England Primary Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.

No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years	Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around February 2029

The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.7 milesGarboldisham Church of England Primary Academy
Primary, Diss, Norfolk
Good (Nov 2023)
2.2 milesBarningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jan 2025)
3.5 milesSt Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham
Primary, Diss, Norfolk
Report card, Jul 2026: 6 expected
3.8 milesSt Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary, Nr Diss, Suffolk
Good (May 2023)
3.9 milesStanton Primary School
Primary, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
School remains Good (May 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.