OFSTED
8 February 2022
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
138
138 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
67
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
71
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.4 pts
below England
School
9.4%
North Norfolk
22.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.9 pts
below England
School
1.4%
North Norfolk
4.3%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
North Norfolk
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.9%
124
White and Black Caribbean
4.3%
6
Any other White background
2.9%
4
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
2
Unclassified
0.7%
1
White and Asian
0.7%
1
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
23.9%
33 of
138 pupils
3.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.4 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
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Reading
6.2 pts above England
School
80.0%
North Norfolk
66.3%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Writing
10.3 pts below England
School
60.0%
North Norfolk
61.2%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
80.0%
Maths
8.0 pts above England
School
80.0%
North Norfolk
61.7%
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
6.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.39 pts
higher than
England
School
6.61%
North Norfolk
6.63%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.12%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.30 pts
higher than
England
School
19.12%
North Norfolk
17.51%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.74%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.07 pts
lower than
England
School
0.74%
North Norfolk
1.80%
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
71.9%
16.3 pts
below England
Gresham Village School and Nursery
71.9%
North Norfolk
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.