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Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Norwich · NR16 1RW

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 11 March 2025

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At a glance

59 pupils · 77% of 77 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
16.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
13.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.carletonrode-primary.norfolk.sch.uk/
URN
121110

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 4 families named it first for 4 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its inspection on 11 March 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 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
13%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
99
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
98
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 school13%
Median of its 12 closest peers54%
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
Fletching Church of England Primary SchoolUckfield · 113 miles awayNeeds attention36%
Wellhouse Junior and Infant SchoolHuddersfield · 146 miles awayNeeds attention36%
Garton-on-the-Wolds Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolDriffield · 125 miles awayGood75%
Ravensden CofE Primary AcademyBedford · 68 miles awayGood9%
Great Tey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolColchester · 43 miles awayGood58%
Eagle Community Primary SchoolLincoln · 90 miles awayRequires improvement50%
Brisley Church of England Primary AcademyDereham · 21 miles awayGood58%
Tunstead Primary SchoolNorwich · 22 miles awayGood73%
Bratton Fleming Community Primary SchoolBarnstaple · 236 miles awayGood33%
Magdalen AcademyKing's Lynn · 34 miles awayGood17%
William Gilpin Church of England Primary SchoolLymington · 164 miles awayUrgent improvement58%
St Thomas à Becket Church of England Aided Primary SchoolSalisbury · 157 miles awayGood67%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 2% (Norfolk 0%, England 0%)

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)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.8%
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
14.4
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)

28.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 0.8 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 £51,912; 33.3% 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£10,774
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £67,853; in-year balance -£19,036

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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)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health49.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier73.5%62.3%
Social housing15.1%17.1%
Privately rented11.4%20.5%
Detached houses56.4%22.9%
Flats1.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.7%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 E01026878 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£387,50028 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£299,000–£506,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (22)£448,000
Semi-detached (6)£275,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 2 km across every state school.

Fewer than ten homes sold within 1 km, so the figures use 2 km.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 2 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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