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Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary School

Primary · Norwich · NR15 1TD

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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 4 July 2023

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At a glance

55 pupils · 71% of 77 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
5.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
25% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.tasvalley.org.uk/saxlinghamprimary
URN
121054

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 3 families named it first for 4 Reception places, 0.75 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 July 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
83%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
112
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
109
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 school83%
Median of its 12 closest peers70%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Linton-on-Ouse Primary SchoolYork · 148 miles awayGood83%
Wootton St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolUlceby · 102 miles awayGood (2016)71%
Spaxton CofE Primary SchoolBridgwater · 211 miles awayGood36%
Preston Primary SchoolHitchin · 79 miles awayGood27%
Bolton Primary SchoolAppleby-in-Westmorland · 213 miles awayGood67%
Taddington and Priestcliffe SchoolBuxton · 138 miles awayGood88%
Wroxton Church of England Primary SchoolBanbury · 118 miles awayNo current grade69%
Harlestone Primary SchoolNorthampton · 97 miles awayGood55%
Chewton Mendip Church of England VA Primary SchoolRadstock · 186 miles awayGood60%
Wethersfield CofE VC Primary SchoolBraintree · 52 miles awayGood88%
Norland CE SchoolSowerby Bridge · 155 miles awayExpected standard80%
Horningsham Primary SchoolWARMINSTER · 178 miles awayExpected standard89%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 4% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (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)
6.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

9.62 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
13.3
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)

71.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 4 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 £45,938; 16.7% 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

Inspection history since 2015

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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher44.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications13.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier83.2%62.3%
Social housing5.9%17.1%
Privately rented10.9%20.5%
Detached houses64.9%22.9%
Flats1.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms45.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026941 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£447,50016 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£400,500–£605,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (11)£565,000
Semi-detached (5)£410,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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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