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Banham Primary School

Primary · Norwich · NR16 2EX

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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 1 October 2024

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At a glance

95 pupils · 79% of 120 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
7.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.banham.cee.coop
URN
143463

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 12 families named it first for 13 Reception places, 0.92 first choices per place. At its inspection on 1 October 2024 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 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.92 first-choice applications per place

13 places offered · 12 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
53%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
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 school53%
Median of its 12 closest peers67%
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
Horwood and Newton Tracey Community Primary SchoolBarnstaple · 241 miles awayGood77%
Iceni Primary AcademyHockwold Cum Wilton · 20 miles awayExpected standard80%
Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary SchoolNewbury · 122 miles awayExpected standard67%
Petham Primary SchoolCanterbury · 85 miles awayNo current grade67%
South Ferriby Primary SchoolBarton-upon-Humber · 106 miles awayNo current grade83%
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPontefract · 125 miles awayGood75%
Burton Bradstock Church of England Voluntary Controlled SchoolBridport · 202 miles awayGood (2019)64%
The Marton AcademyGainsborough · 96 miles awayStrong standard78%
Beer Church of England Primary SchoolSeaton · 215 miles awayGood57%
North Road Community Primary SchoolBristol · 160 miles awayGood60%
Witton-le-Wear Primary SchoolBishop Auckland · 192 miles awayGood56%
Furneux Pelham Church of England SchoolFurneux Pelham · 54 miles awayGood42%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (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)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
4.9%
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
19.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

72% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 28% moved to another state school

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)

57.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.4 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 £44,281; 14.3% 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£6,776
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 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £90,000; in-year balance +£64,000

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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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher29.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17.4%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways15.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health44.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier65.6%62.3%
Social housing9.9%17.1%
Privately rented24.5%20.5%
Detached houses57.6%22.9%
Flats2.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms32.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026435 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£396,00054 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£302,000–£454,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (35)£438,000
Semi-detached (16)£332,500

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
4a 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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