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Lingwood Primary Academy

Primary · Lingwood · NR13 4AZ

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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 5 June 2024

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At a glance

208 pupils · 99% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
11.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
URN
142005

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 26 families named it first for 27 Reception places, 0.96 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 5 June 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.96 first-choice applications per place

27 places offered · 26 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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
81%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
10%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school81%
Median of its 12 closest peers69.5%
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
Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary SchoolLincoln · 98 miles awayGood60%
Holywell CofE Primary SchoolSt Ives · 67 miles awayGood63%
Bury CofE Primary SchoolHuntingdon · 69 miles awayGood81%
The Topsham SchoolExeter · 251 miles awayGood52%
Taxal and Fernilee CofE Primary SchoolHigh Peak · 153 miles awayGood79%
St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary SchoolSoutham · 121 miles awayNo current grade48%
The Ridge Junior SchoolBristol · 181 miles awayGood67%
Bentley Church of England Primary SchoolFarnham · 141 miles awayExpected standard75%
Ann Edwards Church of England Primary SchoolCirencester · 159 miles awayGood45%
Marldon Church of England Primary SchoolPaignton · 265 miles awayNo current grade80%
Dormansland Primary SchoolLingfield · 119 miles awayGood (2016)72%
Haxey CofE Primary AcademyDoncaster · 114 miles awayGood73%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

SEN unit
6 pupils on roll

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 94% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Black African 1% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · White Irish 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 0%) · other groups together 3%

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)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

8.25 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
25.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

81% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 9% moved to another state school · 9% 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)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.5 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 £49,730; 20% 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£6,566
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£67,000

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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)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher24.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.9%62.3%
Social housing6.9%17.1%
Privately rented10.2%20.5%
Detached houses42.9%22.9%
Flats1.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van9.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026513 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£270,000102 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£233,500–£334,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (46)£336,000
Semi-detached (47)£240,000
Terraced (9)£250,000

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
1a 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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