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Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 94Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 121199URN

Norwich Road, Barnham Broom, Norwich, NR9 4BU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

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

Safeguarding standards met

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

19 applications for 11 places
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
44%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 8 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsNeeds attention
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • 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. 23 June 2026
    Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
  2. 19 March 2024
    Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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
1.7applications per place, Reception
0.3 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

19 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 1.7; Norfolk median median 2.0
  2. 2025 2.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
  3. 2024 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
  4. 2023 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
  5. 2022 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
  7. 2020 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
  8. 2019 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
  9. 2018 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
  10. 2017 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.6
  11. 2016 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.6
  12. 2015 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
  13. 2014 1.6; 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 202611191.7111.00
Sep 202512342.8100.83
Sep 20246122.050.83
Sep 202313221.7110.85
Sep 202211242.2100.91
Sep 202112211.8100.83
Sep 202019291.5180.95
Sep 201914231.6141.00
Sep 201816301.9150.94
Sep 201713211.6120.92
Sep 201615281.9151.00
Sep 201516201.3150.94
Sep 201418281.6140.78

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 50% · Maths 50% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%210th of 263 in Norfolk
Reading
Expected standard72%
Higher standard28%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard50%
Greater depth6%
Maths
Expected standard50%
Higher standard28%
Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Norfolk median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2544%0%105102
2023/2441%0%105105
2022/2350%0%106104

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
121199 · 926/5209
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
126 pupils · 94 on roll
Free school meals
9.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Norwich Road, Barnham Broom, Norwich, NR9 4BU
Local authority
Norfolk · South Norfolk

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