OFSTED
14 February 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
415
415 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
199
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
216
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
6.5 pts
below England
School
18.3%
Breckland
23.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.3 pts
below England
School
7.0%
Breckland
13.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
6.2 pts
above England
School
7.2%
Breckland
2.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.6%
372
Any other White background
3.1%
13
Indian
1.9%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.2%
5
Unclassified
1.2%
5
White and Asian
1.2%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.8%
82 of
415 pupils
1.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
57.0%
3.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Breckland
67.9%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Breckland
58.6%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Maths
11.0 pts above England
School
83.0%
Breckland
62.1%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.84%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.38 pts
lower than
England
School
4.84%
Breckland
5.97%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
7.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.29 pts
lower than
England
School
7.52%
Breckland
14.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.39%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.41 pts
lower than
England
School
1.39%
Breckland
1.77%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.2%
7.0 pts
above England
Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School
95.2%
Breckland
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.