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Wreningham VC Primary School

Primary · Norwich · NR16 1AW

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 April 2025

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At a glance

108 pupils · 91% of 119 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
4.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.wreningham.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
121095

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 14 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. At its inspection on 1 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.3% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 14 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
81%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
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 school81%
Median of its 12 closest peers63.5%
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
Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary AcademyHarleston · 10 miles awayNo current grade56%
St George's Church of England Primary School, Great BromleyColchester · 45 miles awayGood47%
The Potterhanworth Church of England Primary SchoolLincoln · 80 miles awayGood60%
Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary SchoolWhitchurch · 166 miles awayGood73%
Cranford CofE Primary SchoolKettering · 77 miles awayGood69%
Bryn Offa CofE Primary SchoolOswestry · 179 miles awayGood59%
St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolChester · 177 miles awayNeeds attention78%
Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary SchoolGloucester · 149 miles awayOutstanding82%
Chirton Church of England Primary SchoolDevizes · 156 miles awayGood57%
Hipsburn Primary SchoolAlnwick · 228 miles awayGood67%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, EdwinstoweMansfield · 104 miles awayGood67%
Charlton Mackrell CofE Primary SchoolSomerton · 194 miles awayGood58%

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%) · Not recorded 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%)

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)
3.3%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5.4%
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
21.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

79% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 21% left the state-funded sector

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)

37.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.7 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 £35,450; 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£6,893
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £53,889; in-year balance +£29,652

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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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11%18.1%
Residents in very good health48%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.4%62.3%
Social housing7.4%17.1%
Privately rented8.2%20.5%
Detached houses70.4%22.9%
Flats1.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026920 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£543,50016 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£375,000–£731,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (13)£598,000

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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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