School admissions in Norfolk

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 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.

Reception places, September 2026

299 schools. 59 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places
Rollesby Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	1.60	10
Rackheath Primary SchoolNorwich	1.59	29
Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.50	14
Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, WymondhamWymondham	1.46	56
Wymondham College Prep SchoolWymondham	1.44	59
Great Ellingham Primary SchoolAttleborough	1.39	23
Roydon Primary SchoolDiss	1.38	29
Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolDownham Market	1.36	14
St Michael's Church of England AcademyKing's Lynn	1.31	29
Emneth AcademyWisbech	1.30	27
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolNorwich	1.29	59
Swaffham CofE Primary AcademySwaffham	1.29	28
Worstead Church of England Primary SchoolNorth Walsham	1.27	15
Cringleford CE VA Primary SchoolNorwich	1.25	55
Hempnall Primary SchoolNorwich	1.25	20
Neatishead Church of England Primary SchoolNorwich	1.25	8
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery SchoolSwaffham	1.24	29
Mile Cross Primary SchoolNorwich	1.23	60
West Walton Community Primary SchoolWisbech	1.23	30
Filby Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	1.21	14
Silfield Oak Primary AcademyWymondham	1.21	28
Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich	1.20	20
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolThetford	1.20	15
Browick Road Primary and Nursery SchoolWymondham	1.20	30
North Wootton AcademyKing's Lynn	1.20	45
St William's Primary SchoolNorwich	1.19	59
Clenchwarton Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.17	30
Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	1.17	12
Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, FeltwellThetford	1.16	19
Drake Primary SchoolThetford	1.15	59
Caister Infant With Nursery SchoolGreat Yarmouth	1.13	60
Langham Village SchoolHolt	1.13	15
Reepham Primary SchoolNorwich	1.13	30
Thurton Primary SchoolNorwich	1.13	15
Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary AcademyHarleston	1.12	17
Little Melton Primary SchoolNorwich	1.12	17
Ormiston Herman AcademyGreat Yarmouth	1.11	54
Dussindale Primary SchoolNorwich	1.11	46
Cecil Gowing Infant SchoolNorwich	1.10	59
West Earlham Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich	1.10	59
St Germans AcademyKing's Lynn	1.10	10
Lodge Lane Infant SchoolNorwich	1.09	56
Recreation Road Infant SchoolNorwich	1.09	90
West Winch Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.09	35
Heather Avenue Infant SchoolNorwich	1.07	27
Parker's Church of England Primary AcademyThetford	1.07	14
Redcastle Family SchoolThetford	1.07	28
Swanton Abbott Community Primary SchoolNorwich	1.07	14
Blofield Primary SchoolBlofield	1.07	29
Mundford Church of England Primary AcademyNorfolk	1.07	29
Homefield VC CofE Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	1.07	30
South Wootton Infant SchoolKing's Lynn	1.05	42
Hillside Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	1.04	24
Ormesby Village Infant SchoolGreat Yarmouth	1.04	28
Edward Worlledge Ormiston AcademyGreat Yarmouth	1.03	29
Terrington St Clement Community SchoolKings Lynn	1.02	44
Mulbarton Primary SchoolNorwich	1.02	51
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary SchoolDownham Market	1.02	56
Charles Darwin Primary SchoolNorwich	1.02	58
Acle Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich	1.00	27
Aldborough Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	19
Antingham and Southrepps Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	5
Astley Primary SchoolMelton Constable	1.00	23
Bacton Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	7
Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	11
Beeston Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	3
Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolHolt	1.00	2
Blenheim Park AcademyFakenham	1.00	9
Bressingham Primary SchoolDiss	1.00	20
Bunwell Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	5
Burnham Market Primary and Nursery SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	11
Burston Community Primary SchoolDiss	1.00	4
Buxton Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	24
Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	4
Caston Church of England Primary AcademyAttleborough	1.00	9
Catfield CofE Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth	1.00	8
Cawston Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich	1.00	6
Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham InfantKing's Lynn	1.00	46
Cobholm Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth	1.00	23
Colby Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	16
Colkirk Church of England Primary AcademyFakenham	1.00	4
Costessey Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	76
Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery AcademyDereham	1.00	50
Docking Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryKing's Lynn	1.00	13
Earsham Church of England Primary AcademyNr Bungay	1.00	5
Ellingham VC Primary SchoolBungay	1.00	9
Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	7
Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	12
Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	10
Foulsham Primary School AcademyDereham	1.00	10
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery SchoolNorwich	1.00	20
Frettenham Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	5
Garboldisham Church of England Primary AcademyDiss	1.00	5
Garvestone Community Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	6
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary AcademyBeccles	1.00	3
Glebeland Community Primary SchoolBeccles	1.00	4
Gooderstone Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	1.00	5
Great Massingham CofE Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	4
Gresham Village School and NurseryNorwich	1.00	12
Grove House Infant and Nursery SchoolDereham	1.00	24
Hainford VC Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	11
Happisburgh Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich	1.00	1
Hapton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	1
Harpley CofE VC Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	5
Heacham Infant and Nursery SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	18
Henderson Green Primary AcademyNorwich	1.00	9
Hevingham Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	13
Hickling CofE Infants AcademyNorwich	1.00	4
Highgate Infant SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	14
Hilgay Riverside AcademyDownham Market	1.00	5
Hindringham Church of England Primary SchoolFakenham	1.00	6
Hockering Church of England Primary AcademyDereham	1.00	3
Holly Meadows SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	17
Holy Cross Church of England Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	13
Horning Community Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	4
John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich	1.00	41
Kelling CE Primary SchoolKelling	1.00	5
King's Oak AcademyKing's Lynn	1.00	21
King's Park Infant School, DerehamDereham	1.00	15
Little Snoring Community Primary AcademyFakenham	1.00	10
Loddon Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich	1.00	29
Lyng Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich	1.00	8
Morley Church of England Primary AcademyWymondham	1.00	6
Mundesley Infant SchoolNorwich	1.00	23
Narborough Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	1.00	12
Newton Flotman Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich	1.00	3
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & NurseryDereham	1.00	4
North Walsham Infant SchoolNorth Walsham	1.00	42
Northrepps Primary SchoolCromer	1.00	3
Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolCromer	1.00	12
Poringland Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	59
Reedham Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	7
Rudham CofE Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	1.00	5
Sculthorpe Church of England Primary AcademyFakenham	1.00	8
Sheringham Community Primary SchoolSheringham	1.00	36
Snettisham Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	13
Southtown Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	1.00	14
St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	1.00	19
St Mary's Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich	1.00	3
St Mary's Community Primary School, BeetleyDereham	1.00	18
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery SchoolNorwich	1.00	11
St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and NurseryGreat Yarmouth	1.00	56
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & NurseryThetford	1.00	29
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, EastonNorwich	1.00	22
St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great YarmouthGreat Yarmouth	1.00	26
Stalham Infant School and NurseryNorwich	1.00	19
Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, CromerCromer	1.00	38
Surlingham Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	6
Sutton Church of England Infant AcdemyNorwich	1.00	10
Swanton Morley VC Primary SchoolDereham	1.00	25
Tacolneston Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich	1.00	7
The Free School NorwichNorwich	1.00	15
Thurlton Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	6
Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	9
Tivetshall Community Primary SchoolNorwich	1.00	3
Toftwood Infant SchoolDereham	1.00	54
Trowse Primary SchoolTrowse	1.00	30
Tuckswood AcademyNorwich	1.00	18
Walpole Cross Keys Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	4
Walsingham CE VA Primary SchoolWALSINGHAM	1.00	1
Watlington Community Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	1.00	24
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery SchoolThetford	1.00	67
Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery SchoolWells-Next-the-Sea	1.00	13
Wimbotsham and Stow AcademyKing's Lynn	1.00	9
Woodton Primary SchoolBungay	1.00	5
Yaxham Church of England Primary AcademyDereham	1.00	5
Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich	0.98	57
Lakenham Primary SchoolNorwich	0.98	57
St Martha's Catholic Primary SchoolKING'S LYNN	0.98	57
Greenpark AcademyKing's Lynn	0.98	55
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery SchoolKing's Lynn	0.98	51
Drayton Community Infant SchoolNorwich	0.98	50
Nightingale Infant & Nursery SchoolNorwich	0.98	46
Wroughton Infant AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.98	44
Horsford CofE VA Primary SchoolNorwich	0.98	43
Millfield Primary SchoolNorth Walsham	0.97	40
Sprowston Infant SchoolNorwich	0.97	40
Spixworth Infant SchoolNorwich	0.97	39
Peterhouse CofE Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.97	37
Fakenham Infant and Nursery SchoolFakenham	0.97	35
Manor Field Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich	0.97	35
Angel Road Infant SchoolNorwich	0.97	34
Arden Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich	0.96	57
Woodlands Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.96	57
All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryFakenham	0.96	28
Garrick Green Infant SchoolNorwich	0.96	56
Norwich Road AcademyThetford	0.96	28
Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolDereham	0.96	55
Edith Cavell Academy and NurseryNorwich	0.96	27
Lingwood Primary AcademyLingwood	0.96	27
Necton VA Primary SchoolSwaffham	0.96	25
Mousehold Infant & Nursery SchoolNorwich	0.96	49
Coltishall Primary SchoolNorwich	0.96	24
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich	0.96	46
Norwich Primary AcademyNorwich	0.96	23
Nelson AcademyDownham Market	0.96	45
Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, ThorpeNorwich	0.95	44
Hopton Church of England Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.95	21
St John's Community Primary School and NurseryNorwich	0.95	21
Chapel Break Infant SchoolNorwich	0.95	41
Brundall Primary SchoolNorwich	0.95	20
Queen's Hill Primary SchoolNorwich	0.95	59
Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery AcademyThetford	0.95	39
Hethersett VC Primary SchoolNorwich	0.95	58
Kinsale Infant SchoolNorwich	0.94	36
The Bishop's Church of England Primary AcademyThetford	0.94	33
Lionwood Infant and Nursery SchoolNorwich	0.94	47
Ormiston Cliff Park Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.94	47
Bignold Primary School and NurseryNorwich	0.94	31
Greyfriars AcademyKings Lynn	0.93	15
Marshland St James Primary and Nursery SchoolWisbech	0.93	15
Martham Academy and NurseryGreat Yarmouth	0.93	30
Wreningham VC Primary SchoolNorwich	0.93	15
Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)Diss	0.93	29
Bawdeswell Community Primary SchoolDereham	0.93	14
Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and NurseryGreat Yarmouth	0.93	28
Holt Community Primary SchoolHolt	0.93	14
Magdalen Gates Primary SchoolNorwich	0.93	28
St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	0.93	14
Weeting Church of England Primary SchoolBrandon	0.93	14
Heartsease Primary AcademyNorwich	0.93	27
St. Clements Hill Primary AcademyNorwich	0.93	27
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery SchoolNorwich	0.92	53
Banham Primary SchoolNorwich	0.92	13
Reffley AcademyKing's Lynn	0.92	39
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, CostesseyNorwich	0.92	39
The Norman Church of England Primary School, NorthwoldThetford	0.92	13
Old Buckenham Primary SchoolAttleborough	0.92	25
All Saints AcademyKing's Lynn	0.92	12
Brisley Church of England Primary AcademyDereham	0.92	12
Great Hockham Primary School and NurseryThetford	0.92	12
Hemsby Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	0.92	12
Rockland St Mary Primary SchoolMain Office	0.92	12
Valley Primary AcademyNorwich	0.92	12
Rosecroft Primary SchoolAttleborough	0.91	57
Sporle Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	0.91	11
Moorlands CofE Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.91	32
Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary SchoolThetford	0.90	10
Gaywood Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	0.90	39
Little Plumstead Church of England Primary AcademyNorwich	0.90	29
Hunstanton Primary SchoolHunstanton	0.89	19
Stoke Holy Cross Primary SchoolNorwich	0.89	19
Stradbroke Primary AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.89	19
Whitefriars Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	0.89	38
Northgate Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	0.89	46
Nelson Infant SchoolNorwich	0.89	45
Pulham Church of England Primary AcademyDiss	0.89	9
St Faiths CofE Primary SchoolNorwich.	0.89	9
Tunstead Primary SchoolNorwich	0.89	9
Upwell AcademyWisbech	0.88	26
Catton Grove Primary SchoolNorwich	0.88	59
Mattishall Primary SchoolDereham	0.88	25
Attleborough Primary SchoolAttleborough	0.88	49
Cringleford PrepCringleford	0.88	48
Ditchingham Church of England Primary AcademyBungay	0.88	8
Fleggburgh CofE Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth	0.88	8
Kenninghall Primary SchoolNorfolk	0.88	8
Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolNorwich	0.88	8
West Lynn Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	0.88	24
Anthony Curton CofE Primary SchoolWisbech	0.87	30
North Denes Primary School and NurseryGreat Yarmouth	0.87	30
Bluebell Primary SchoolNorwich	0.86	22
East Harling Primary School and NurseryNorwich	0.86	29
Raleigh Infant AcademyThetford	0.86	36
Hingham Primary SchoolNorwich	0.86	21
Scole Church of England Primary AcademyDiss	0.86	7
Southery AcademyDownham Market	0.86	14
Eastgate AcademyKing's Lynn	0.85	26
Seething and Mundham Primary SchoolNorwich	0.85	13
Eaton Primary SchoolNorwich	0.84	55
Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary SchoolNorwich	0.82	11
Dersingham Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	0.82	22
Salhouse CofE Primary SchoolSalhouse	0.82	22
Thompson Primary SchoolThetford	0.82	11
Tilney All Saints CofE Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	0.82	11
Queensway Infant AcademyThetford	0.81	27
White House FarmNorwich	0.81	57
Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolKing's Lynn	0.80	15
Barford Primary SchoolNorwich	0.80	5
Magdalen AcademyKing's Lynn	0.80	5
The Bawburgh SchoolNorwich	0.80	10
Walpole Highway Primary SchoolWisbech	0.80	5
Wicklewood Primary School and NurseryWymondham	0.80	20
Diss Infant Academy and NurseryDiss	0.79	29
Sparhawk Infant School & NurseryNorwich	0.79	42
Iceni Primary AcademyHockwold Cum Wilton	0.78	9
Colman Infant SchoolNorwich	0.77	30
Castle Acre Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	0.75	4
Hemblington Primary SchoolNorwich	0.75	20
Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary SchoolNorwich	0.75	4
Winterton Primary School and NurseryGreat Yarmouth	0.75	4
Rocklands Community Primary SchoolAttleborough	0.70	10
Terrington St John Primary SchoolWisbech	0.67	3
Robert Kett Primary SchoolWymondham	0.62	42
Flitcham Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn	0.60	5
Spooner Row Primary SchoolWymondham	0.53	15
Aslacton Primary SchoolNorwich	0.50	2
East Ruston Infant School & NurseryNorwich	0.50	4
Swaffham Meadow Primary SchoolSwaffham	0.20	15

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

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

School	First preferences per place	Places
Ormiston Venture AcademyGorleston	1.49	168
Notre Dame High School, NorwichNorwich	1.29	205
Wymondham CollegeWymondham	1.25	139
St Clement's High SchoolKing's Lynn	1.15	130
Marshland High SchoolWisbech	1.14	153
Lynn Grove AcademyGreat Yarmouth	1.10	220
Broadland High Ormiston AcademyNorwich	1.09	150
Springwood High SchoolKing's Lynn	1.09	271
Acle AcademyNorwich	1.07	134
Aylsham High SchoolNorwich	1.07	229
Framingham Earl High SchoolNorwich	1.06	167
Hethersett AcademyNorwich	1.05	279
Wymondham High AcademyWymondham	1.05	267
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston AcademyNorwich	1.03	269
Dereham Neatherd High SchoolDereham	1.03	218
Wayland AcademyThetford	1.02	137
Ormiston Victory AcademyNorwich	1.01	284
Great Yarmouth Charter AcademyGreat Yarmouth	1.00	160
Taverham High SchoolNorwich	1.00	211
The Nicholas Hamond AcademySwaffham	1.00	154
Fakenham AcademyFakenham	0.99	135
King's Lynn AcademyKing's Lynn	0.99	193
Alderman Peel High SchoolWells-next-the-Sea	0.99	96
Cromer AcademyCromer	0.99	141
Reepham High School and CollegeNorwich	0.98	136
Attleborough AcademyAttleborough	0.97	148
Sheringham High SchoolSheringham	0.97	105
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth FormNorwich	0.97	314
North Walsham High SchoolNorth Walsham	0.97	117
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)Harleston	0.97	29
Diss High SchoolDiss	0.96	133
Sewell Park AcademyNorwich	0.96	134
Caister AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.95	146
King Edward VII AcademyKing's Lynn	0.95	224
Flegg High Ormiston AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.95	81
The Open AcademyNorwich	0.95	96
Smithdon High SchoolHunstanton	0.95	95
Stalham High SchoolNorwich	0.94	88
Sprowston Community AcademyNorwich	0.94	277
Northgate High SchoolDereham	0.94	171
The Thetford AcademyThetford	0.94	232
Iceni Secondary AcademyThetford	0.93	110
Jane Austen CollegeNorwich	0.92	179
Old Buckenham High SchoolAttleborough	0.91	93
Litcham SchoolKing's Lynn	0.91	69
Hobart High SchoolNorwich	0.91	119
Downham Market AcademyDownham Market	0.91	193
Long Stratton High SchoolNorwich	0.89	122
Hellesdon High SchoolNorwich	0.86	196
Hewett AcademyNorwich	0.85	140
City Academy NorwichNorwich	0.80	124
Cliff Park Ormiston AcademyGreat Yarmouth	0.44	172