Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Mattishall Primary School

4–11Ages
164Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144360URN

Dereham Road, Mattishall, Dereham, NR20 3AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

38 applications for 25 places · 140th of 180 in Norfolk

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 · 1 May 2024Ofsted'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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 25 places offered · 22 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Mattishall Primary School (URN 132213), 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	38	1.5	22	0.88
Sep 2025	30	42	1.4	32	1.07
Sep 2024	17	21	1.2	17	1.00
Sep 2023	14	24	1.7	14	1.00
Sep 2022	27	30	1.1	27	1.00
Sep 2021	20	23	1.2	20	1.00
Sep 2020	31	41	1.3	34	1.10
Sep 2019	25	28	1.1	24	0.96
Sep 2018	20	27	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2017	26	38	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	39	1.3	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	44	1.5	36	1.20
Sep 2014 *	30	44	1.5	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 55% · Maths 55% → 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 standard65%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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%	5%	102	99
2023/24	41%	7%	103	102
2022/23	53%	0%	104	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

Mattishall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Yaxham Church of England Primary Academy
2.9 km · Norfolk

2026

4.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Hockering Church of England Primary Academy
3.3 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Garvestone Community Primary School
4.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
5.1 km · Norfolk

2026

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School
5.7 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

59%met the SATs standard
Toftwood Infant School
5.9 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.7applications per place
Grove House Infant and Nursery School
6.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place
King's Park Infant School, Dereham
6.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications 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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144360 · 926/2163
Trust: Synergy Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 164 on roll
Free school meals: 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Mattishall Primary School (URN 132213)
Address: Dereham Road, Mattishall, Dereham, NR20 3AA
Local authority: Norfolk · Breckland

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