Voluntary aided school · Norfolk

Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
84Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121117URN

Aslacton Road, Forncett St Peter, Forncett St. Peter Ceva Primary School, Norwich, NR16 1LT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

17 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

33%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 · 16 July 2024Ofsted'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

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

17 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 3.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 3.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 12 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	10	17	1.7	10	1.00
Sep 2025	11	24	2.2	11	1.00
Sep 2024	6	23	3.8	3	0.50
Sep 2023	13	26	2.0	13	1.00
Sep 2022	18	45	2.5	21	1.17
Sep 2021	15	32	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2020	15	31	2.1	14	0.93
Sep 2019	15	46	3.1	21	1.40
Sep 2018	15	40	2.7	16	1.07
Sep 2017	15	35	2.3	20	1.33
Sep 2016	15	36	2.4	14	0.93
Sep 2015	16	32	2.0	16	1.00
Sep 2014	12	22	1.8	12	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 33% · Maths 33% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard33%238th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard33%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard33%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	33%	0%	103	102
2023/24	0%	0%	101	98
2022/23	64%	0%	110	104

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

Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Aslacton Primary School
1.6 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

4.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Manor Field Infant and Nursery School
2.9 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place
St Mary's Church of England Junior Academy
3.0 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

50%met the SATs standard
Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy
3.2 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bunwell Primary School
3.9 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Hapton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.1 km · Norfolk

2026

3.0applications per place
Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.9 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.2 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121117 · 926/3322
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 91 pupils · 84 on roll
Free school meals: 13.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Aslacton Road, Forncett St Peter, Forncett St. Peter Ceva Primary School, Norwich, NR16 1LT
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

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