Community school · Norfolk

Mulbarton Primary School

4–11Ages
404Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120990URN

The Common, Mulbarton, Norwich, NR14 8JG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.6 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

70 applications for 51 places · 160th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 February 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

70 applications · 51 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.3; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 0 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	51	70	1.4	52	1.02
Sep 2025	57	76	1.3	55	0.96
Sep 2024	52	64	1.2	50	0.96
Sep 2023	45	60	1.3	44	0.98
Sep 2022	56	64	1.1	54	0.96
Sep 2021	53	61	1.2	50	0.94
Sep 2020	62	71	1.2	63	1.02
Sep 2019	59	65	1.1	55	0.93
Sep 2018	57	64	1.1	56	0.98
Sep 2017	60	68	1.1	62	1.03
Sep 2016	81	89	1.1	71	0.88
Sep 2015	60	69	1.2	64	1.07
Sep 2014	50	62	1.2	50	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 73% · Maths 76% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%75th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	65%	10%	107	105
2023/24	49%	7%	105	104
2022/23	61%	6%	106	105

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

Mulbarton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy
2.8 km · Norfolk

2026

6.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wreningham VC Primary School
4.2 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Hapton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.5 km · Norfolk

2026

3.0applications per place
Stoke Holy Cross Primary School
4.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.8 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary School
5.2 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Cringleford CE VA Primary School
5.4 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hethersett VC Primary School
5.7 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.2applications per place 58%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: 120990 · 926/2371
Capacity: 420 pupils · 404 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Mulbarton Junior School (URN 120991)
Address: The Common, Mulbarton, Norwich, NR14 8JG
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

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