Academy converter · Norfolk

Hopton Church of England Primary Academy

5–11Ages
195Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146061URN

Coast Road, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

27 applications for 21 places · 171st of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

13 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 January 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Hopton Church of England Primary School, URN 121098

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

27 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Hopton Church of England Primary School (URN 121098), 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	21	27	1.3	20	0.95
Sep 2025	30	54	1.8	36	1.20
Sep 2024	30	45	1.5	30	1.00
Sep 2023	30	35	1.2	30	1.00
Sep 2022	30	45	1.5	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	38	1.3	27	0.90
Sep 2020	27	37	1.4	25	0.93
Sep 2019	17	22	1.3	16	0.94
Sep 2018 *	20	26	1.3	17	0.85
Sep 2017 *	22	26	1.2	22	1.00
Sep 2016 *	19	24	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	34	1.1	31	1.03
Sep 2014 *	24	26	1.1	21	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 86% · Maths 86% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%61st of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	68%	5%	104	105
2023/24	46%	7%	103	103
2022/23	64%	8%	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

Hopton Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy
2.7 km · Norfolk

Good2022

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Corton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.0 km · Suffolk

2026

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
3.5 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Ormiston Herman Academy
3.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy
3.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Stradbroke Primary Academy
4.2 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Gunton Primary Academy
4.3 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
4.5 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected

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Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146061 · 926/3141
Trust: The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 195 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2018
Replaced: Hopton Church of England Primary School (URN 121098)
Address: Coast Road, Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, NR31 9BT
Local authority: Norfolk · Great Yarmouth

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