Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Dereham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dereham Road, Dereham

School Information

Address: Dereham Road, Dereham, NR19 2PW
Website: www.scarningprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01362692665
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nick King
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121067

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 404
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 205

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1.3
Writing
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.2
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Dereham Road , Scarning NR19 2PW 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Dereham Church of England Junior Academy
Gilpin's Ride , Littlefield's NR19 1BJ 		3out of 4 1,403 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Dereham Church of England Infant & Nursery School
St Withburga Lane , NR19 1ED 		3out of 4 1,476 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Grove House Infant and Nursery School
Gilpins Ride , Littlefields NR19 1BJ 		3out of 4 1,562 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
King's Park Infant School, Dereham
Kings Park , NR19 2AG 		3out of 4 2,016 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northgate High School
Cemetery Road , NR19 2EU 		3out of 4 2,129 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dereham Neatherd High School
Norwich Road , NR20 3AX 		3out of 4 2,808 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fred Nicholson School
Westfield Road , Toftwood NR19 1JB 		3out of 4 2,446 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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