Academy converter · Norfolk

Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
99Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145209URN

Watton Road, Great Hockham, Old Buckenham Primary School, Thetford, IP24 1PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

27 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 17 March 2026Published 4 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

17 March 2026
Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
23 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

27 applications · 12 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 2.3; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 0.9; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery (URN 120819), 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	12	27	2.3	11	0.92
Sep 2025	11	19	1.7	10	0.91
Sep 2024	11	17	1.6	10	0.91
Sep 2023	14	15	1.1	13	0.93
Sep 2022	14	23	1.6	12	0.86
Sep 2021	14	17	1.2	13	0.93
Sep 2020	13	15	1.2	12	0.92
Sep 2019	12	20	1.7	12	1.00
Sep 2018	14	14	1.0	14	1.00
Sep 2017 *	14	18	1.3	14	1.00
Sep 2016 *	14	21	1.5	16	1.14
Sep 2015 *	12	11	0.9	7	0.58
Sep 2014 *	10	13	1.3	10	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%75th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard12%

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	65%	0%	106	105
2023/24	50%	0%	104	103
2022/23	64%	0%	105	105

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

Great Hockham Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Thompson Primary School
4.7 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Caston Church of England Primary Academy
5.2 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place
Rocklands Community Primary School
5.3 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
East Harling Primary School and Nursery
7.9 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Great Ellingham Primary School
7.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Rosecroft Primary School
8.3 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School
8.6 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.2applications per place
Watton Junior School
8.9 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

31%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145209 · 926/2084
Trust: Sapientia Education Trust
Capacity: 117 pupils · 99 on roll
Free school meals: 15.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2017
Replaced: Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery (URN 120819)
Address: Watton Road, Great Hockham, Old Buckenham Primary School, Thetford, IP24 1PB
Local authority: Norfolk · Breckland

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