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Cawston Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Norwich · NR10 4AY

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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

Inspected 28 January 2025

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At a glance

123 pupils · 59% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
26.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.edenfederation.co.uk
URN
142837

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 6 families named it first for 6 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its inspection on 28 January 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

6 places offered · 6 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)
104
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 school47%
Median of its 12 closest peers54.5%
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
St Saviour's Catholic Primary SchoolTotland Bay · 185 miles awayRequires improvement6%
Ellingham VC Primary SchoolBungay · 24 miles awayGood30%
Halberton Primary SchoolTiverton · 234 miles awayGood0%
Oakington CofE Primary SchoolCambridge · 58 miles awayGood72%
All Saints' CofE Primary SchoolWolverhampton · 143 miles awayGood74%
North Molton Primary SchoolSouth Molton · 243 miles awayGood65%
Fritchley CofE (Aided) Primary & Nursery SchoolBelper · 112 miles awayGood60%
Aston Lodge Primary SchoolSheffield · 111 miles awayGood59%
Capel-le-Ferne Primary SchoolFolkestone · 115 miles awayNeeds attention50%
Riverdale Primary SchoolRedcar · 156 miles awayNeeds attention43%
Stilton Church of England Primary AcademyPeterborough · 64 miles awayGood65%
Wawne Primary SchoolHull · 96 miles awayGood47%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 99% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%)

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)
5.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.69 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
23.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

69% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 3% moved to another state school · 29% 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)

33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 16 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 £54,413; 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

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications21.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier65.2%62.3%
Social housing15.4%17.1%
Privately rented19.3%20.5%
Detached houses42.9%22.9%
Flats2.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026523 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£291,50049 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£232,000–£380,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (23)£380,000
Semi-detached (17)£230,000
Terraced (8)£244,000

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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a 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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