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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| 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 |
Inspection history
- 2 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 8 January 2020Graded inspection: 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 entry48 applications · 39 places offered · 37 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
- 2025 1.3; Norfolk median median 2.0
- 2024 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2023 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2022 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2021 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2020 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2019 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2018 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2017 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2016 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2015 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2014 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Norfolk median
Dashed bars: as Thomas Bullock Primary School (URN 121127), 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 | 39 | 48 | 1.2 | 37 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 40 | 51 | 1.3 | 39 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 23 | 33 | 1.4 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 27 | 29 | 1.1 | 25 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 41 | 1.4 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2021 | 17 | 23 | 1.4 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 27 | 30 | 1.1 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 26 | 33 | 1.3 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 28 | 30 | 1.1 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 31 | 1.0 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 | 27 | 26 | 1.0 | 25 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 30 | 1.0 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2014 * | 25 | 24 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.80 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 96% · Writing 96% · Maths 100% → all three 96% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Norfolk median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 96% | 18% | 110 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 85% | 11% | 111 | 111 |
| 2022/23 | 85% | 26% | 110 | 110 |
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
- Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery AcademyThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20251.2applications per place 96%met the SATs standard
- 4.8 km · NorfolkGood20231.7applications per place
- 4.9 km · NorfolkStandards maintained202559%met the SATs standard
- 5.5 km · NorfolkStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · NorfolkRemains Good202454%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · NorfolkRemains Good20241.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · NorfolkStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 5.8 km · NorfolkStandards maintained20252.1applications per place
- 6.3 km · NorfolkNot yet inspected1.9applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 141192 · 926/2068
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 236 pupils · 229 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2014
- Replaced
- Thomas Bullock Primary School (URN 121127)
- Address
- Pound Green, Shipdham, Thetford, IP25 7LF
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources