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Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Norwich · NR9 4BU

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Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Needs attentionLeadership & governance: Needs attentionEarly years: Needs attentionPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 23 June 2026 · report published 8 July 2026

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At a glance

94 pupils · 75% of 126 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
9.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
9.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.barnhambroomprimaryschool.co.uk
URN
121199

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 11 families named it first for 11 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its report-card inspection on 23 June 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Needs attention. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

11 places offered · 11 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
44%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school44%
Median of its 12 closest peers57.5%
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 Augustine's CofE Primary SchoolHaywards Heath · 123 miles awayGood75%
Holme CofE Primary SchoolPeterborough · 57 miles awayGood59%
Chawton Church of England Primary SchoolAlton · 136 miles awayNo current grade78%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolHereford · 162 miles awayNeeds attention31%
Witnesham Primary SchoolIpswich · 35 miles awayGood55%
Langley Fitzurse Church of England Primary SchoolChippenham · 157 miles awayGood30%
Padfield Community Primary SchoolGlossop · 139 miles awayGood56%
Earith Primary SchoolHuntingdon · 48 miles awayExpected standard78%
Heather Primary SchoolCoalville · 105 miles awayGood56%
Dogmersfield Church of England Primary SchoolHook · 125 miles awayGood71%
St Giles' Church of England Primary SchoolHalstead · 48 miles awayGood67%
East Wold Church of England Primary SchoolLouth · 65 miles awayRequires improvement29%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 3% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Black African 2% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · White Irish 1% (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)
4.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
8.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.06 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · 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
20.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

76% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 24% 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)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.1 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 £35,103; 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£9,165
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 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £13,370; in-year balance +£203

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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)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75%62.3%
Social housing10.7%17.1%
Privately rented14.4%20.5%
Detached houses57.9%22.9%
Flats1.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms37.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van3.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026947 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£350,00015 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£317,500–£449,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (9)£352,500
Semi-detached (6)£302,500

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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