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Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 415Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • 121067URN

Dereham Road, Scarning, Dereham, NR19 2PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodJun 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024
Applications per place · Sept 2026
1.8per place
close to Norfolk median (2.0)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

100 applications for 55 places · 95th of 180 in Norfolk
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
57%met the expected standard

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded GoodJun 2014
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2024

Inspection history

  1. 14 February 2024
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
  2. 12 June 2014
    Graded inspection: 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
1.8applications per place, Reception
close to Norfolk median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

100 applications · 55 places offered · 53 named it first

  1. 2026 1.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
  2. 2025 2.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
  3. 2024 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
  4. 2023 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
  5. 2022 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
  7. 2020 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
  8. 2019 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
  9. 2018 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
  10. 2017 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6
  11. 2016 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.6
  12. 2015 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
  13. 2014 1.3; 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026551001.8530.96
Sep 2025571112.0560.98
Sep 202456861.5571.02
Sep 202359841.4591.00
Sep 202255831.5540.98
Sep 202151831.6500.98
Sep 202056931.7561.00
Sep 2019591242.1841.42
Sep 2018601091.8661.10
Sep 2017601031.7621.03
Sep 201660971.6641.07
Sep 201543741.7400.93
Sep 201447601.3440.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 67% · Maths 83% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%124th of 263 in Norfolk
Reading
Expected standard78%
Higher standard31%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard67%
Greater depth2%
Maths
Expected standard83%
Higher standard24%
Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Norfolk median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2557%2%106104
2023/2450%3%102101
2022/2367%13%104106

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

  • 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
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
121067 · 926/3096
Capacity
436 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals
18.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
Dereham Road, Scarning, Dereham, NR19 2PW
Local authority
Norfolk · Breckland

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