Community school · Norfolk

Tunstead Primary School

4–11Ages
67Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120863URN

Market Street, Tunstead, Norwich, NR12 8AH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

22 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Norfolk median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

22 applications · 9 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 2.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 4.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 3.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 3.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.7; 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	9	22	2.4	8	0.89
Sep 2025	5	20	4.0	5	1.00
Sep 2024	4	12	3.0	4	1.00
Sep 2023	8	25	3.1	7	0.88
Sep 2022	12	30	2.5	9	0.75
Sep 2021	14	33	2.4	24	1.71
Sep 2020	10	23	2.3	8	0.80
Sep 2019	10	22	2.2	7	0.70
Sep 2018	13	25	1.9	12	0.92
Sep 2017	11	20	1.8	7	0.64
Sep 2016	14	25	1.8	13	0.93
Sep 2015	15	30	2.0	16	1.07
Sep 2014	12	20	1.7	13	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 91% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%34th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	73%	18%	107	108
2023/24	50%	0%	104	101
2022/23	38%	0%	103	99

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

Tunstead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Coltishall Primary School
3.1 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery
4.1 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Worstead Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2021

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Neatishead Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School
5.2 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Buxton Primary School
6.4 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Frettenham Primary School
6.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Horning Community Primary School
7.5 km · Norfolk

2026

1.3applications per place

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: 120863 · 926/2168
Capacity: 116 pupils · 67 on roll
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Market Street, Tunstead, Norwich, NR12 8AH
Local authority: Norfolk · North Norfolk

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