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School admissions in Thetford

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 1 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Thetford in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 17 schools in Thetford first 446 times for 454 places: 0.98 first choices per place. 5 of the 17 had more first choices than places. For 2025 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: Elveden Church of England Primary Academy, to 3.96 miles.

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 3 schools in Thetford first 460 times for 479 places: 0.96 first choices per place. One of the 3 had more first choices than places.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

17 schools. 5 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThetford1.2015not published
Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, FeltwellThetford1.1619not published
Drake Primary SchoolThetford1.1559not published
Parker's Church of England Primary AcademyThetford1.0714not published
Redcastle Family SchoolThetford1.0728not published
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & NurseryThetford1.0029not published
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery SchoolThetford1.0067not published
Norwich Road AcademyThetford0.9628not published
Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery AcademyThetford0.9539not published
The Bishop's Church of England Primary AcademyThetford0.9433not published
The Norman Church of England Primary School, NorthwoldThetford0.9213not published
Great Hockham Primary School and NurseryThetford0.9212not published
Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary SchoolThetford0.9010not published
Raleigh Infant AcademyThetford0.8636not published
Thompson Primary SchoolThetford0.8211not published
Queensway Infant AcademyThetford0.8127not published
Elveden Church of England Primary AcademyThetford0.57143.956 miles 2025

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

3 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlaces
Wayland AcademyThetford1.02137
The Thetford AcademyThetford0.94232
Iceni Secondary AcademyThetford0.93110

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.