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Rockland St Mary Primary School

Primary · Main Office · NR14 7EU

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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 1 February 2022

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At a glance

78 pupils · 113% of 69 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
14.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
13.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.rockland-surlingham-schools.co.uk
URN
144972

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 11 families named it first for 12 Reception places, 0.92 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Good on 1 February 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 2.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.92 first-choice applications per place

12 places offered · 11 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
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)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

suppressed (small cohort)

Reaching the higher standard

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (reading)

suppressed (small cohort)

Average scaled score (maths)

suppressed (small cohort)

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 9% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 4% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (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)
2.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
5%
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
22.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 58.82% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

37.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 1 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 £32,916; 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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,207
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 2% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£36,000

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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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher42.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work42.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.5%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.1%62.3%
Social housing9.5%17.1%
Privately rented8.4%20.5%
Detached houses67.2%22.9%
Flats1.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms37.4%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 E01026930 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£265,00011 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£242,500–£401,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (7)£260,000

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
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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