Foundation school · Norfolk

East Harling Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
191Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121019URN

Gallants Lane, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2NQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

44 applications for 29 places · 140th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%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 · 22 November 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

Inspection history

22 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good
6 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 29 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 1.5; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.6; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 1 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	29	44	1.5	25	0.86
Sep 2025	21	34	1.6	20	0.95
Sep 2024	25	33	1.3	23	0.92
Sep 2023	30	42	1.4	26	0.87
Sep 2022	30	46	1.5	32	1.07
Sep 2021	30	49	1.6	39	1.30
Sep 2020	30	47	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2019	30	39	1.3	31	1.03
Sep 2018	31	43	1.4	36	1.16
Sep 2017	30	36	1.2	27	0.90
Sep 2016	25	35	1.4	23	0.92
Sep 2015	30	55	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	42	1.4	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 57% · Maths 63% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%224th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	40%	3%	104	103
2023/24	63%	10%	104	105
2022/23	60%	7%	105	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

East Harling Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Kenninghall Primary School
3.9 km · Norfolk

2026

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy
4.8 km · Norfolk

Good2023

3.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham
5.6 km · Norfolk

2026
Banham Primary School
7.0 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
7.4 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery
7.9 km · Norfolk

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Old Buckenham Primary School
8.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Rosecroft Primary School
8.8 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications 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: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121019 · 926/2417
Capacity: 240 pupils · 191 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gallants Lane, East Harling, Norwich, NR16 2NQ
Local authority: Norfolk · Breckland

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