SCHOOL PROFILE

Neatishead Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 121090
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 90 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

11 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Norfolk
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 75 75 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 47 62.7% of pupils
Male pupils 28 37.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.3%
15.5 pts below England
School 9.3%
North Norfolk 22.8%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
North Norfolk 4.3%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North Norfolk 1.8%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
98.7%
74
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.7% 17 of 75 pupils
1.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.7%
North Norfolk 28.5%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 15 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 2.7% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 9
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Speech, language & communication 3
No specialist assessment yet 1
Vision impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

57.0% 3.4 pts below England
School 57.0%
North Norfolk 50.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
North Norfolk 66.3%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

86.0%

15.7 pts above England

School 86.0%
North Norfolk 61.2%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

57.0%

15.0 pts below England

School 57.0%
North Norfolk 61.7%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.87%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.35 pts lower than England
School 4.87%
North Norfolk 6.63%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.45%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.37 pts lower than England
School 10.45%
North Norfolk 17.51%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.49%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.31 pts lower than England
School 1.49%
North Norfolk 1.80%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

83.3% 4.9 pts below England
Neatishead Church of England Primary School
83.3%
North Norfolk
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information