OFSTED
14 March 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
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 ST BENET'S MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
11
7 full-time ·
4 part-time
Female pupils
3
27.3% of pupils
Male pupils
8
72.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.7 pts
below England
School
9.1%
North Norfolk
22.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
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
100.0%
11
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
9.1%
1 of
11 pupils
11.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
6.0 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
3.79%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.43 pts
lower than
England
School
3.79%
North Norfolk
6.63%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.82 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
North Norfolk
17.51%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
24.4%
63.7 pts
below England
Hickling CofE Infants Academy
24.4%
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.