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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Hickling CofE VC Infant School, URN 121043
- 11 July 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Hickling CofE VC Infant School, URN 121043
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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 entry11 applications · 4 places offered · 4 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
- 2025 1.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
- 2023 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2022 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 2.7; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2017 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2016 2.6; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; 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 Hickling CofE VC Infant School (URN 121043), 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 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Sep 2023 * | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 7 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Hickling CofE Infants AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.8applications per place
- 2.8 km · NorfolkNot yet inspected2.1applications per place
- 3.4 km · NorfolkRemains Good202282%met the SATs standard
- 3.8 km · NorfolkRequires improvement20221.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.6applications per place
- 5.7 km · NorfolkRemains Good2023
- 6.9 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 7.7 km · NorfolkGood20232.0applications per place
- 7.8 km · NorfolkRequires improvement20214.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 150249 · 926/3045
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 45 pupils · 11 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2024
- Replaced
- Hickling CofE VC Infant School (URN 121043)
- Address
- The Street, Hickling, Norwich, NR12 0XX
- Local authority
- Norfolk · North Norfolk
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources