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Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Norwich · NR13 5FA

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 7 July 2026 · report published 16 September 2026

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At a glance

192 pupils · 91% of 210 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
9.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
6.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.littleplumstead.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
149878

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 26 families named it first for 29 Reception places, 0.90 first choices per place. At its report-card inspection on 7 July 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 26 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

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
48%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
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 school48%
Median of its 12 closest peers71%
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
Broadheath CofE Primary SchoolWorcester · 158 miles awayNo current grade72%
Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary SchoolOrmskirk · 188 miles awayGood63%
Edisford Primary SchoolClitheroe · 179 miles awayGood81%
Killinghall Church of England Primary SchoolHarrogate · 155 miles awayGood43%
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 147 miles awayOutstanding74%
Parkview Primary SchoolDerby. · 120 miles awayExpected standard82%
South Milford Primary SchoolLeeds · 135 miles awayGood52%
High Ham Church of England Primary SchoolLangport · 210 miles awayGood77%
North Mundham Primary SchoolChichester · 157 miles awayNo current grade57%
Rowlands Castle St John's Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolRowland's Castle · 159 miles awayExpected standard80%
John Blow Primary SchoolNewark · 97 miles awayGood70%
Lindhead SchoolScarborough · 139 miles awayGood23%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Not recorded 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 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)
4.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

5.29 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)

82% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 18% 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)

77.8% of teachers took sickness absence, 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 £47,171; 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£5,556
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 14% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£127,000

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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 higher30.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.3%62.3%
Social housing15%17.1%
Privately rented6.7%20.5%
Detached houses42%22.9%
Flats2.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms28.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van6.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026545 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£311,00057 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£255,000–£380,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£430,000
Semi-detached (29)£300,000
Terraced (13)£233,000

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
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a 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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