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Attleborough Primary School

Primary · Attleborough · NR17 2NA

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Requires improvement

SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: Requires improvementSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 8 October 2024

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At a glance

365 pupils · 84% of 437 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
21.9% of pupils (January 2026)
Website
http://www.attleborough-pri.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
151655

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 43 families named it first for 49 Reception places, 0.88 first choices per place. At its inspection on 8 October 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.88 first-choice applications per place

49 places offered · 43 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 78% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 11% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 5% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 3%

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)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.4%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
24.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 6.62% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,481; 11.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work33.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier84.2%62.3%
Social housing3.3%17.1%
Privately rented12.5%20.5%
Detached houses62.9%22.9%
Flats0.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms34.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.7%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026448 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£251,000254 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£311,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (104)£315,000
Semi-detached (75)£240,000
Terraced (57)£202,000
Flat (18)£122,500

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
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

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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