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Kelling CE Primary School

Primary · Kelling · NR25 7ED

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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 May 2023

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At a glance

56 pupils · 62% of 90 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.2% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
22% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.kelling.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
138796

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 5 families named it first for 5 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 May 2023 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

1.00 first-choice applications per place

5 places offered · 5 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

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
17%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
93
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 school17%
Median of its 12 closest peers64.5%
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
Fourlanesend Community Primary SchoolTorpoint · 290 miles awayGood45%
St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolBucknell · 175 miles awayGood67%
Ford End Church of England Primary SchoolChelmsford · 82 miles awayGood64%
St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton ParkBishop Auckland · 166 miles awayGood67%
New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary SchoolBarrow-upon-Humber · 80 miles awayExpected standard50%
Ramshaw Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 165 miles awayGood64%
Leintwardine Endowed CE Primary SchoolCraven Arms · 172 miles awayGood50%
Shebbear Community SchoolBeaworthy · 269 miles awayGood70%
Scarisbrick St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 174 miles awayGood60%
Cockwood Primary SchoolExeter · 253 miles awayGood73%
Great Steeping Primary SchoolSpilsby · 43 miles awayRequires improvement65%
East Rainton Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · 167 miles awayGood72%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 89% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 9% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (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)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10%
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
18.7
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 pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,991; 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£11,941
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) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £29,808; in-year balance +£1,106

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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)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health35.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75.7%62.3%
Social housing14.4%17.1%
Privately rented9.8%20.5%
Detached houses58.5%22.9%
Flats5.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms23.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026741 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£460,00026 sales within 2 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£322,000–£637,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (14)£635,000
Semi-detached (9)£350,000

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
2a 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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