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Eaton Primary School

Primary · Norwich · NR4 6HS

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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 6 December 2023

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At a glance

382 pupils · 91% of 418 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
7.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
29.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.eaton.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
141357

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 46 families named it first for 55 Reception places, 0.84 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 6 December 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.84 first-choice applications per place

55 places offered · 46 first-choice applications · usually has places

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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
72%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
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 school72%
Median of its 12 closest peers75%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with 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 Michael's CofE Primary SchoolLondon · 101 miles awayGood83%
Eastbury Farm Primary SchoolNorthwood · 99 miles awayGood70%
Kingslea Primary SchoolHorsham · 126 miles awayStrong standard79%
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary, ArnoldNottingham · 103 miles awayOutstanding74%
Clifford Bridge AcademyCoventry · 115 miles awayGood64%
Chetwynd Spencer AcademyNottingham · 107 miles awayOutstanding85%
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolSutton Coldfield · 130 miles awayGood60%
Shaw Ridge Primary SchoolSwindon · 150 miles awayGood70%
Caversham Primary SchoolReading · 123 miles awayGood76%
Frithwood Primary SchoolNorthwood · 99 miles awayGood72%
Foster's Primary SchoolWelling · 93 miles awayGood82%
Weston Favell CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · 92 miles awayOutstanding80%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 67% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Black African 7% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Any other White background 6% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 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)
3.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.75 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
20
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

87% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.7 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 £50,104; 12.5% 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£5,977
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 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£26,000

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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)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher53.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications9.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work51.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways8%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier79.4%62.3%
Social housing4.2%17.1%
Privately rented16.3%20.5%
Detached houses59.6%22.9%
Flats5.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms42.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van10%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026812 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£410,500210 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£307,500–£535,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (143)£452,000
Semi-detached (29)£348,000
Terraced (30)£275,000
Flat (8)£212,500

Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of 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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
0an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

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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