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Swanton Abbott Community Primary School

Primary · Norwich · NR10 5DZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 5 May 2023

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At a glance

57 pupils · 56% of 102 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
19.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.swantonabbott.norfolk.sch.uk/
URN
120856

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 15 families named it first for 14 Reception places, 1.07 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 5 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.07 first-choice applications per place

14 places offered · 15 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

13 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
46%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
15%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school46%
Median of its 12 closest peers58.5%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Edmund's Primary SchoolEye · 32 miles awayGood (2019)63%
Ecton Village Primary SchoolNorthampton · 97 miles awayGood50%
Newtown Primary School (High Peak Federation)New Mills · 145 miles awayGood60%
Stoke St Michael Primary SchoolRadstock · 196 miles awayRequires improvement33%
Pawlett Primary SchoolBridgwater · 216 miles awayGood57%
Ingoldsby AcademyGrantham · 77 miles awayGood67%
Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary SchoolTenbury Wells · 164 miles awayGood17%
Sledmere Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolDriffield · 119 miles awayGood45%
Cotherstone Primary SchoolBarnard Castle · 184 miles awayGood40%
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great EcclestonPreston · 189 miles awayNo current grade63%
Fordcombe Church of England Primary SchoolTunbridge Wells · 124 miles awayGood62%
Dinton CofE Primary SchoolSalisbury · 185 miles awayExpected standard83%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Not recorded 5% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 4% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
2.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 5.56 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
13.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

16.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 67 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £39,524; 0% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£10,236
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 59% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £67,927; in-year balance +£9,933

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher31.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.8%62.3%
Social housing9%17.1%
Privately rented12.2%20.5%
Detached houses58.5%22.9%
Flats0.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026789 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£325,00010 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£250,000–£403,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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