Turnstone House School
Turnstone House School is an independent special school in Bungay for boys and girls aged 8 to 19. It has 8 pupils and room for 10.
Birtwick Park, Old Bungay Road, Kirby Cane, Bungay, NR35 2HP01508 517000speciaisteducation.co.ukMrs Claire Leeder principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2024
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellingham VC Primary School | Church of England | 0.9 miles | 88 | Good 2023 | 17 | Compare |
| Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 2.1 miles | 65 | Good 2022 | 50 | Compare |
| Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 2.5 miles | 41 | Good 2024 | 73 | Compare |
| Avocet House | Independent (grammar) | 2.8 miles | 8 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hobart High School | Academy | 2.9 miles | 673 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Castle EAST School | Free school | 3.1 miles | 130 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Loddon Junior School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 189 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Loddon Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 3.1 miles | 135 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Turnstone House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Turnstone House School yet.
How many pupils does Turnstone House School have?
8 pupils aged 8 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 10 places, so it is 80% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Birtwick Park, Old Bungay Road, Kirby Cane, Bungay, NR35 2HP
- Telephone
- 01508 517000
- Website
- www.speciaisteducation.co.uk
- Principal
- Mrs Claire Leeder
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Ditchingham & Earsham
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 October 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 138880 · LAESTAB 9266009 · UKPRN 10045866
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2023/24 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.