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Weeting Church of England Primary School

Primary · Brandon · IP27 0QQ

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 13 June 2023

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At a glance

121 pupils · 86% of 140 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
27.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
5.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
31% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://wps.graceschools.org.uk/
URN
140681

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 13 families named it first for 14 Reception places, 0.93 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 13 June 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.93 first-choice applications per place

14 places offered · 13 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
47%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
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 school47%
Median of its 12 closest peers57%
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
Maiden Newton, Greenford Church of England Primary SchoolDorchester · 180 miles awayGood63%
Wood End Primary SchoolAtherstone · 95 miles awayGood50%
St Mary's Junior Mixed SchoolBaldock · 48 miles awayGood35%
Chiseldon Primary & Nursery SchoolSwindon · 119 miles awayGood62%
Cockfield Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 179 miles awayGood88%
Westhouses Primary SchoolAlfreton · 94 miles awayGood58%
Newlyn SchoolPenzance · 312 miles awayGood78%
Shottery St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolStratford-upon-Avon · 101 miles awayGood35%
Cranleigh Church of England Primary SchoolGuildford · 103 miles awayInadequate21%
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolLiversedge · 129 miles awayGood72%
Carnagill Community Primary SchoolCatterick Garrison · 164 miles awayGood26%
Leftwich Community Primary SchoolNorthwich · 141 miles awayGood56%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 82% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 15% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%)

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)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

13.95 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
30.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

54% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 36% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

83.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 25.4 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 £49,548; 25% 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 (2024-25)

This school£6,326
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 11% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£115,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77%62.3%
Social housing7.6%17.1%
Privately rented15.4%20.5%
Detached houses53.6%22.9%
Flats5.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026493 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£225,00066 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£276,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (39)£255,000
Semi-detached (22)£200,000
Terraced (5)£187,500

Homes around this school are cheaper 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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a 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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