Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy

4–11Ages
65Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
140545URN

Rider Haggard Way, Ditchingham, Bungay, NR35 2RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

19 applications for 8 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%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 · 25 May 2022Ofsted'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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Norfolk median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

19 applications · 8 places offered · 7 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Ditchingham Church of England Primary School (URN 121033), the previous school.

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	8	19	2.4	7	0.88
Sep 2025	7	10	1.4	7	1.00
Sep 2024	12	21	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2023	9	16	1.8	9	1.00
Sep 2022	6	13	2.2	5	0.83
Sep 2021	7	16	2.3	7	1.00
Sep 2020	13	23	1.8	12	0.92
Sep 2019	15	26	1.7	14	0.93
Sep 2018	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2017	17	23	1.4	7	0.41
Sep 2016	12	17	1.4	7	0.58
Sep 2015	15	36	2.4	25	1.67
Sep 2014 *	14	20	1.4	13	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 64% · Maths 73% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%204th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	45%	9%	104	105
2023/24	100%	8%	109	108
2022/23	50%	0%	107	103

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

Ditchingham Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's RC Primary School and Nursery
2.0 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Bungay Primary School
2.1 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Ellingham VC Primary School
2.3 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Earsham Church of England Primary Academy
3.0 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Woodton Primary School
5.8 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
6.3 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Seething and Mundham Primary School
6.9 km · Norfolk

Good2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Loddon Junior School
7.2 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140545 · 926/2054
Trust: The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 65 on roll
Free school meals: 16.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2014
Replaced: Ditchingham Church of England Primary School (URN 121033)
Address: Rider Haggard Way, Ditchingham, Bungay, NR35 2RE
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

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