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Cringleford Prep

Primary · Cringleford · NR4 7FU

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At a glance

52 pupils · 12% of 420 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Free schools
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
3.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
13% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.cringlefordprep.org.uk/
URN
150734

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 42 families named it first for 48 Reception places, 0.88 first choices per place. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

48 places offered · 42 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

no data

Reaching the higher standard

no data

Average scaled score (reading)

no data

Average scaled score (maths)

no data

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 48% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Black African 17% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Asian Pakistani 6% (Norfolk 0%, England 5%) · Any other White background 6% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 4% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black African 4% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Norfolk 0%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · Any other Black background 2% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Norfolk 1%, 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)
3.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.7%
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

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
17.3
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 £59,982; 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

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£18,913
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 72% (77%) · premises 9% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance -£39,000

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)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher40.4%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health53.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.4%62.3%
Social housing10.3%17.1%
Privately rented13.3%20.5%
Detached houses56.5%22.9%
Flats4.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms41.5%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 E01026883 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£370,500197 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£320,000–£475,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (106)£461,000
Semi-detached (64)£324,000
Terraced (20)£297,000
Flat (7)£92,500

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
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
6a 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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