Academy converter · Norfolk

Banham Primary School

4–11Ages
95Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143463URN

Crown Street, Banham, Norwich, NR16 2EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 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

2.8per place

0.8 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

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36 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 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	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Norfolk median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

36 applications · 13 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 2.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Banham Community Primary School (URN 120782), 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	13	36	2.8	12	0.92
Sep 2025	12	28	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2024	11	22	2.0	10	0.91
Sep 2023	15	34	2.3	18	1.20
Sep 2022	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2021	15	30	2.0	15	1.00
Sep 2020	15	39	2.6	18	1.20
Sep 2019	16	38	2.4	23	1.44
Sep 2018	15	37	2.5	17	1.13
Sep 2017	15	37	2.5	24	1.60
Sep 2016 *	16	34	2.1	24	1.50
Sep 2015 *	16	34	2.1	22	1.38
Sep 2014 *	14	32	2.3	13	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 60% · Maths 67% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%151st of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	53%	0%	108	101
2023/24	38%	6%	106	100
2022/23	36%	7%	106	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

Banham Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Kenninghall Primary School
3.6 km · Norfolk

2026

3.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Old Buckenham Primary School
3.8 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing
5.1 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024
St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham
6.0 km · Norfolk

2026
Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
6.7 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 13%met the SATs standard
Bressingham Primary School
6.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
East Harling Primary School and Nursery
7.0 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Rosecroft Primary School
7.0 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143463 · 926/2009
Trust: Co-Operative Education East
Capacity: 120 pupils · 95 on roll
Free school meals: 7.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: Banham Community Primary School (URN 120782)
Address: Crown Street, Banham, Norwich, NR16 2EX
Local authority: Norfolk · Breckland

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