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Rollesby Primary School

Primary · Great Yarmouth · NR29 5EH

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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 19 March 2024

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At a glance

109 pupils · 91% of 120 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Foundation school
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
13.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
22.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://c2cfed.org/rollesby/
URN
121202

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 16 families named it first for 10 Reception places, 1.60 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 March 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.60 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · heavily oversubscribed

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
65%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
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 school65%
Median of its 12 closest peers59%
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
Pillowell Community Primary SchoolLydney · 188 miles awayExpected standard44%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BitteswellLutterworth · 120 miles awayGood56%
St John's Church of England Primary School, ThornhamSlattocks · 169 miles awayGood56%
Adisham Church of England Primary SchoolCanterbury · 102 miles awayStrong standard75%
Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolDoncaster · 135 miles awayGood80%
Rockcliffe CofE SchoolCarlisle · 245 miles awayExpected standard58%
Broadwindsor Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolBeaminster · 229 miles awayNeeds attention60%
The Donington-on-Bain SchoolLouth · 86 miles awayGood79%
Huxley CofE Primary SchoolChester · 184 miles awayInadequate33%
Rillington Primary SchoolMalton · 140 miles awayGood64%
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenDARWEN · 183 miles awayGood (2015)70%
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HadleighIpswich · 53 miles awayGood46%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 5%) · Any other White background 1% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · White Gypsy/Roma 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)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.85 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
22.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 19% 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)

83.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 2 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 £51,348; 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£8,087
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 68% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 0% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £31,480; in-year balance +£66,192

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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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.9%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work27%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.8%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier81.7%62.3%
Social housing7.3%17.1%
Privately rented10.8%20.5%
Detached houses63.8%22.9%
Flats1.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms20.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026636 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£302,50028 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£238,000–£391,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (18)£320,000
Semi-detached (9)£260,000

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
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
4a 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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