SCHOOL PROFILE

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery

Primary Academy converter URN 141721
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 111.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

15 January 2025
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

2 October 2019
Graded inspection Good
Published 3 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Norfolk
Trust THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 234 234 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 134 57.3% of pupils
Male pupils 100 42.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

10.7%
14.1 pts below England
School 10.7%
Breckland 23.4%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.5%
11.8 pts below England
School 8.5%
Breckland 13.5%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Breckland 2.4%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.2%
197
Any other White background
6.4%
15
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
10
Any other Black background
1.7%
4
African
1.3%
3
White and Asian
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 15.8% 37 of 234 pupils
5.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.8%
Breckland 25.3%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.7% 25 pupils
England 14.8% 4.1 pts below
EHC plans 5.1% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 11
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 2

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

52.0% 8.4 pts below England
School 52.0%
Breckland 49.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Breckland 67.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

60.0%

10.3 pts below England

School 60.0%
Breckland 58.6%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.23 pts lower than England
School 4.99%
Breckland 5.97%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.18 pts lower than England
School 13.64%
Breckland 14.47%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.24 pts lower than England
School 0.57%
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

111.4% 23.2 pts above England
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery
111.4%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information