OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
180
159 full-time ·
21 part-time
Female pupils
100
55.6% of pupils
Male pupils
80
44.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.0 pts
below England
School
22.8%
Breckland
23.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.1 pts
below England
School
17.2%
Breckland
13.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Breckland
2.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
82.8%
149
Any other White background
7.2%
13
Indian
3.3%
6
Any other Asian background
1.1%
2
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
2
Caribbean
1.1%
2
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
17.8%
32 of
180 pupils
3.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.1 pts
above
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.61%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.61 pts
lower than
England
School
5.61%
Breckland
5.97%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.18 pts
higher than
England
School
17.00%
Breckland
14.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.80 pts
lower than
England
School
1.00%
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
100.0%
11.8 pts
above England
Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy
100.0%
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.