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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 6 February 2019Graded 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 entry51 applications · 25 places offered · 23 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
- 2025 2.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
- 2024 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2023 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2022 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2021 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2020 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2019 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2018 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2017 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2016 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Norfolk median
Dashed bars: as Old Buckenham Community Primary School (URN 120839), 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 | 25 | 51 | 2.0 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | 40 | 2.2 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 25 | 42 | 1.7 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2023 | 21 | 32 | 1.5 | 17 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2022 | 19 | 29 | 1.5 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 29 | 42 | 1.5 | 20 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2020 | 22 | 44 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2019 | 27 | 41 | 1.5 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 17 | 34 | 2.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 52 | 1.7 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 * | 24 | 48 | 2.0 | 21 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 54 | 1.8 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 50 | 1.7 | 30 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 77% · Writing 74% · Maths 71% → all three 65% 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 | 65% | 0% | 106 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 4% | 105 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 52% | 0% | 103 | 100 |
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
- Old Buckenham Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20242.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · NorfolkRequires improvement20241.5applications per place
- 3.9 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20241.8applications per place
- 5.0 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
- 6.1 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20252.4applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
- 6.4 km · Norfolk20262.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · Norfolk20263.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · NorfolkOutstanding20232.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143135 · 926/2133
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 184 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2016
- Replaced
- Old Buckenham Community Primary School (URN 120839)
- Address
- Abbey Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1RH
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources