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Catfield CofE Primary Academy

Primary · Great Yarmouth · NR29 5DA

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Requires improvement

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: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 December 2022

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At a glance

84 pupils · 85% of 99 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
35.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
9.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.swallowtailfederation.co.uk
URN
150583

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 8 families named it first for 8 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 7 December 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

8 places offered · 8 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

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
75%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
107
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 school75%
Median of its 12 closest peers39.5%
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
Swaffham Meadow Primary SchoolSwaffham · 36 miles awayInadequate0%
Ankermoor Primary AcademyTamworth · 134 miles awayGood54%
Montreal CofE Primary SchoolCleator Moor · 240 miles awayNo current grade33%
Cornwood Church of England Primary SchoolIvybridge · 285 miles awayRequires improvement56%
Stickney Church of England Primary SchoolBoston · 68 miles awayGood35%
Narborough Church of England Primary AcademyKing's Lynn · 40 miles awayGood (2018)44%
Sholden Church of England Primary SchoolDeal · 105 miles awayGood73%
Barwick and Stoford Community Primary SchoolYeovil · 217 miles awayUrgent improvement9%
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & NurseryDereham · 25 miles awayRequires improvement33%
Black Combe Junior SchoolMillom · 222 miles awayRequires improvement50%
Weston Point Primary AcademyRuncorn · 182 miles awayExpected standard25%
The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary SchoolWisbech · 58 miles awayOutstanding79%

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%) · Black African 1% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · 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)
7.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
26.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.38 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
13.8
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)

100% of teachers took sickness absence, 17.5 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 £48,202; 16.7% 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£14,819
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 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£279,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways22.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health38.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier58.3%62.3%
Social housing29.2%17.1%
Privately rented12.3%20.5%
Detached houses34.4%22.9%
Flats4.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms19.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026784 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£270,00029 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£245,000–£367,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (9)£280,000
Semi-detached (12)£262,500
Terraced (8)£262,000

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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