Voluntary controlled school · Suffolk

Norton CEVC Primary School

4–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
124710URN

School Close, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3LZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 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

1.2 above Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

76 applications for 25 places · 5th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
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

1.2 above Suffolk median (1.8) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 25 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.0; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 2.7; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 2.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.8
2016 2.6; Suffolk median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Suffolk median median 1.9
2014 2.5; Suffolk median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Suffolk 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	25	76	3.0	16	0.64
Sep 2025	30	81	2.7	28	0.93
Sep 2024	30	78	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2023	29	76	2.6	29	1.00
Sep 2022	30	71	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2020	30	68	2.3	42	1.40
Sep 2019	27	60	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2018	28	59	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2017	30	63	2.1	29	0.97
Sep 2016	30	78	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2015	23	53	2.3	22	0.96
Sep 2014	30	74	2.5	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 83% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%9th of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	10%	110	107
2023/24	63%	10%	105	104
2022/23	72%	21%	109	107

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

Norton CEVC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Thurston Church of England Primary Academy
0.1 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Elmswell Community Primary School
4.1 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Woolpit Primary Academy
4.2 km · Suffolk

Good2022

2.1applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Ixworth Church of England Primary School
5.2 km · Suffolk

2026

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Rougham Church of England Primary School
5.7 km · Suffolk

Good2024

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy
6.8 km · Suffolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Rattlesden Church of England Primary Academy
7.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Stanton Primary School
7.5 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place

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: 124710 · 935/3049
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Close, Norton, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3LZ
Local authority: Suffolk · Mid Suffolk

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