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Salhouse CofE Primary School

Primary · Salhouse · NR13 6RJ

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 November 2024

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At a glance

131 pupils · 83% of 157 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
9.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.salhouseschool.co.uk
URN
121053

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 18 families named it first for 22 Reception places, 0.82 first choices per place. At its inspection on 12 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.82 first-choice applications per place

22 places offered · 18 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
20%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
99
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 school20%
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 Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolFerryhill · 182 miles awayOutstanding67%
Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary SchoolGillingham · 193 miles awayGood39%
Rodmersham SchoolSittingbourne · 98 miles awayOutstanding72%
Heather Primary SchoolCoalville · 119 miles awayGood56%
Carleton Endowed CofE Primary SchoolSkipton · 167 miles awayRequires improvement41%
Merriott Primary SchoolMerriott · 217 miles awayGood30%
Hope Brook CofE Primary SchoolLonghope · 173 miles awayGood67%
Selborne Church of England Primary SchoolAlton · 148 miles awayGood57%
Condover CofE Primary SchoolShrewsbury · 175 miles awayExpected standard75%
Kennall Vale SchoolTruro · 330 miles awayNo current grade63%
The South Hykeham Community Primary SchoolLincoln · 91 miles awayGood60%
Cowling Community Primary SchoolKeighley · 166 miles awayNo current grade53%

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 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Black African 2% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%)

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)
8.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

6.94 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
23.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 19% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

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

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £39,379; 11.1% 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£9,188
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 67% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £22,543; in-year balance -£32,290

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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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher28.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health40%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84%62.3%
Social housing7.8%17.1%
Privately rented8.1%20.5%
Detached houses64.7%22.9%
Flats0.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms28.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026579 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£320,00043 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£261,000–£454,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (22)£454,500
Semi-detached (14)£277,500
Terraced (7)£220,000

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

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
5a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a 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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