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Rackheath Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Willoughby Way, Rackheath, Norwich NR13 6SL · rackheath.norfolk.sch.uk · 01603 720098
On the mapSearch near NR13 6SL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 214
- 4 over 210 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 18.2%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 63% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 46 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 49 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Rackheath Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 16 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 81
- 38% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 16% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (20%) with SEND