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St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Norwich · NR11 8AF

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At a glance

61 pupils · 58% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
35.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
11.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
7.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.stmarysroughton.co.uk
URN
150063

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 3 families named it first for 3 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
58%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school58%
Median of its 12 closest peers54.5%
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
Higher Walton Church of England Primary SchoolPreston · 173 miles awayNeeds attention59%
George Romney Junior SchoolDalton-in-Furness · 204 miles awayOutstanding80%
Pendeen SchoolPenzance · 354 miles awayGood50%
Saint Edmund's Roman Catholic Primary SchoolCalne · 171 miles awayRequires improvement39%
Black Combe Junior SchoolMillom · 209 miles awayRequires improvement50%
Binbrook CofE Primary SchoolMarket Rasen · 72 miles awayGood64%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, SabdenClitheroe · 164 miles awayGood43%
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, MarnhullSturminster Newton · 203 miles awayRequires improvement50%
Grainthorpe Junior SchoolLouth · 64 miles awayGood30%
Peel Brow SchoolBury · 158 miles awayExpected standard71%
West Butterwick C of E Primary AcademyScunthorpe · 96 miles awayRequires improvement75%
Halton Holegate CofE Primary SchoolSPILSBY · 53 miles awayGood80%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (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)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

16.18 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

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
13
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

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, 7.4 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 £44,646; 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

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health43%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier75.5%62.3%
Social housing10.8%17.1%
Privately rented13.7%20.5%
Detached houses55.1%22.9%
Flats1.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms24.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026766 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£268,50010 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£103,500–£433,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (7)£410,000

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
4a 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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