Voluntary aided school · Norfolk

Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

4–11Ages
142Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121147URN

Wheel Road, Alpington, Norwich, NR14 7NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 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

3.0per place

1.0 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

59 applications for 20 places · 11th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

88%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 14 January 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	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Norfolk median (2.0) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 20 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.7; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 3.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 3.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 2.4; 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	20	59	3.0	24	1.20
Sep 2025	20	54	2.7	22	1.10
Sep 2024	20	51	2.6	23	1.15
Sep 2023	20	40	2.0	14	0.70
Sep 2022	20	62	3.1	22	1.10
Sep 2021	20	59	3.0	24	1.20
Sep 2020	20	53	2.7	23	1.15
Sep 2019	20	53	2.7	24	1.20
Sep 2018	20	54	2.7	20	1.00
Sep 2017	20	49	2.5	21	1.05
Sep 2016	24	43	1.8	27	1.13
Sep 2015	15	27	1.8	14	0.93
Sep 2014	15	36	2.4	17	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 94% · Maths 94% → all three 88% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard88%6th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard65%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	88%	18%	110	107
2023/24	87%	30%	113	110
2022/23	72%	4%	107	106

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

Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Poringland Primary School
2.4 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rockland St Mary Primary School
2.9 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Thurton Primary School
3.5 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Seething and Mundham Primary School
4.6 km · Norfolk

Good2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Surlingham Primary School
5.0 km · Norfolk

2026

4.0applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Stoke Holy Cross Primary School
5.5 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

3.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Trowse Primary School
6.7 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 76%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: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121147 · 926/3406
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 142 on roll
Free school meals: 5.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wheel Road, Alpington, Norwich, NR14 7NH
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

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