Swaffham CofE Primary Academy is a primary school located in Swaffham. 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 07/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brandon Road, Swaffham, PE37 7EA
Website: www.swaffhamprimary.dneat.org
Telephone: 01760721831
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Kaye
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141663

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 250
Number of Pupils: 218
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 113

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.3 to -2.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.1 to -1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swaffham CofE Primary Academy
Brandon Road , PE37 7EA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School
White Cross Road , PE37 7RF
3out of 4 730 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sporle Road , PE37 7QW
- not rated 1,304 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Brandon Road , PE37 7DZ
2out of 4 94 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus
Turbine Way , PE37 7XD
- not rated 2,129 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.