Community school · Norfolk

Little Melton Primary School

5–11Ages
119Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120827URN

School Lane, Little Melton, Norwich, NR9 3AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.5per place

2.5 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

76 applications for 17 places · 2nd of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 14 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

14 February 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
24 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

4.5applications per place, Reception

2.5 above Norfolk median (2.0) 2.3 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 17 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 4.5; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 4.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 3.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 3.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 4.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 3.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 3.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 4.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 3.1; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 3.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 13 of 13 years.

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	17	76	4.5	19	1.12
Sep 2025	18	75	4.2	21	1.17
Sep 2024	15	52	3.5	14	0.93
Sep 2023	15	49	3.3	13	0.87
Sep 2022	16	45	2.8	16	1.00
Sep 2021	18	77	4.3	22	1.22
Sep 2020	16	53	3.3	17	1.06
Sep 2019	18	61	3.4	19	1.06
Sep 2018	15	63	4.2	19	1.27
Sep 2017	16	50	3.1	21	1.31
Sep 2016	16	61	3.8	20	1.25
Sep 2015	20	42	2.1	13	0.65
Sep 2014	17	42	2.5	17	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 67% · Maths 78% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%100th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	61%	17%	107	104
2023/24	76%	12%	107	105
2022/23	71%	0%	110	108

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

Little Melton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School
1.2 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
The Bawburgh School
1.8 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Hethersett VC Primary School
2.0 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Cringleford Prep
2.3 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place
Cringleford CE VA Primary School
2.9 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Chapel Break Infant School
3.0 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place
St Michael's VA Junior School
3.1 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
3.6 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120827 · 926/2101
Capacity: 119 pupils · 119 on roll
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Lane, Little Melton, Norwich, NR9 3AD
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

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