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Voluntary aided school · Norfolk

St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham

  • 4–11Ages
  • 12Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 121149URN

The Street, North Lopham, The Street, Diss, IP22 2LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 14 July 2026Published 17 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsDoes not apply to this school
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 14 July 2026
    Report card · 6 Expected standard
  2. 28 February 2024
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement
  3. 16 November 2022
    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
applications per place, Reception

1 applications · 0 places offered · 0 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2024 4.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
  2. 2023 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
  3. 2022 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
  4. 2021 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
  5. 2020 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
  6. 2019 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
  7. 2018 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
  8. 2017 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.6
  9. 2016 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.6
  10. 2015 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
  11. 2014 1.7; 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 20260100.00
Sep 20250100.00
Sep 2024144.011.00
Sep 2023551.040.80
Sep 20229151.791.00
Sep 2021372.331.00
Sep 202010121.290.90
Sep 2019351.731.00
Sep 20188121.560.75
Sep 201710111.190.90
Sep 20166132.261.00
Sep 201516211.3130.81
Sep 20147121.760.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

  • This school
  • Norfolk median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/25
2023/2450%0%107103
2022/23

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 aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
121149 · 926/3408
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
70 pupils · 12 on roll
Free school meals
50.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address
The Street, North Lopham, The Street, Diss, IP22 2LR
Local authority
Norfolk · Breckland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources