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Earsham Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Nr Bungay · NR35 2TF

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 9 July 2019

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At a glance

65 pupils · 62% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
16.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.earsham.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
150175

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 5 families named it first for 5 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 July 2019 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

5 places offered · 5 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
73%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
100
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
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 school73%
Median of its 12 closest peers60.5%
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
Norton Sub Hamdon Church SchoolStoke-Sub-Hamdon · 207 miles awayRequires improvement57%
Cardinham SchoolBodmin · 294 miles awayGood69%
Foston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolYork · 149 miles awayGood43%
Buckland St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolChard · 218 miles awayRequires improvement71%
Northchapel Community Primary SchoolPetworth · 131 miles awayGood67%
Salcombe Church of England Primary SchoolSalcombe · 271 miles awayNo current grade53%
Scalford Church of England Primary SchoolMelton Mowbray · 99 miles awayGood64%
Flushing SchoolFalmouth · 322 miles awayGood75%
Penshurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolTonbridge · 103 miles awayGood50%
Paulerspury Church of England Primary SchoolTowcester · 103 miles awayGood33%
Harrowbarrow Primary AcademyCallington · 279 miles awayRequires improvement47%
Upper Arley CofE Primary SchoolBewdley · 159 miles awayGood70%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 98% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Norfolk 0%, 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)
3.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

16.46 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
21.7
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 pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,950; 33.3% 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)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77.1%62.3%
Social housing11.7%17.1%
Privately rented11.2%20.5%
Detached houses54.8%22.9%
Flats1.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026894 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£282,50024 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£244,500–£396,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£330,000
Semi-detached (7)£266,500

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
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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