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Earsham Church of England Primary Academy

5–11Ages
65Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150175URN

School Road, Earsham, Earsham Primary School, the Street, Nr Bungay, NR35 2TF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Not yet inspected

As the previous school: Good2016

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

10 applications for 5 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Not yet inspected under its current URN (since Nov 2023)

Before: Earsham CE VA Primary School URN 121114 Good2016

For Ofsted a new URN is a new school: earlier results are the previous school's, shown as such. New schools are usually first inspected in their third year.

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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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

10 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 3.3; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 2.9; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.7; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 3.3; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Earsham CE VA Primary School (URN 121114), 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	5	10	2.0	5	1.00
Sep 2025	4	13	3.3	4	1.00
Sep 2024	9	19	2.1	9	1.00
Sep 2023 *	7	20	2.9	7	1.00
Sep 2022 *	12	29	2.4	11	0.92
Sep 2021 *	13	32	2.5	11	0.85
Sep 2020 *	15	37	2.5	18	1.20
Sep 2019 *	15	40	2.7	22	1.47
Sep 2018 *	10	23	2.3	9	0.90
Sep 2017 *	15	42	2.8	26	1.73
Sep 2016 *	15	46	3.1	27	1.80
Sep 2015 *	15	50	3.3	20	1.33
Sep 2014 *	15	30	2.0	21	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 82% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%34th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard0%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	73%	0%	100	105
2023/24	69%	0%	105	105
2022/23	62%	8%	105	106

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

Earsham Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Not yet inspected

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's RC Primary School and Nursery
1.3 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.6applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Bungay Primary School
1.5 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy
3.0 km · Norfolk

Good2022

2.4applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Ellingham VC Primary School
5.1 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy
5.8 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Woodton Primary School
6.1 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Mendham Primary School
8.2 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ringsfield Church of England Primary School
8.4 km · Suffolk

2026

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150175 · 926/3315
Trust: The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 65 on roll
Free school meals: 16.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2023
Replaced: Earsham CE VA Primary School (URN 121114)
Address: School Road, Earsham, Earsham Primary School, the Street, Nr Bungay, NR35 2TF
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

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