Community school · Norfolk

Barford Primary School

4–11Ages
87Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120783URN

Chapel Street, Barford, Norwich, NR9 4AB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.0 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

15 applications for 5 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 2 June 2026Published 9 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

2 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
30 January 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Norfolk median (2.0) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

15 applications · 5 places offered · 4 named it first

2026 3.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 3.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6

This school
Norfolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	5	15	3.0	4	0.80
Sep 2025	7	17	2.4	7	1.00
Sep 2024	14	20	1.4	16	1.14
Sep 2023	7	21	3.0	7	1.00
Sep 2022	10	18	1.8	9	0.90
Sep 2021	14	23	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2020	11	16	1.5	7	0.64
Sep 2019	12	25	2.1	11	0.92
Sep 2018	11	22	2.0	10	0.91
Sep 2017	16	32	2.0	18	1.13
Sep 2016	18	35	1.9	19	1.06
Sep 2015	12	19	1.6	10	0.83
Sep 2014	18	30	1.7	18	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 63% · Maths 75% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%135th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	0%	105	102
2023/24	38%	0%	107	106
2022/23	47%	0%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Barford Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

3.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.9 km · Norfolk

2026

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton
3.7 km · Norfolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
The Bawburgh School
4.5 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Little Melton Primary School
4.9 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2024

4.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hethersett VC Primary School
5.1 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham
5.1 km · Norfolk

Remains Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Robert Kett Primary School
5.2 km · Norfolk

2026

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School
5.2 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120783 · 926/2010
Capacity: 110 pupils · 87 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Chapel Street, Barford, Norwich, NR9 4AB
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources