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East Harling Primary School and Nursery

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school

Gallants Lane, East Harling, Norwich NR16 2NQ · eastharlingprimary.co.uk · 01953 717221

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
Key stage 2, 2024/25
40%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
191
80% of 240 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
20.1%
First language not English
1.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 25 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 32 (Places 30)32September 2023: 26 (Places 30)26September 2024: 23 (Places 25)23September 2025: 20 (Places 21)20September 2026: 25 (Places 29)25Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629250.996%
September 2025Sept 202521201100%
September 2024Sept 202425230.9100%
September 2023Sept 202330260.9100%
September 2022Sept 202230321.1▲94%

Results

In 2024/25, 40% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 68% (England 53%)68%2016/17: 45% (England 61%)45%2017/18: 61% (England 64%)61%2018/19: 67% (England 65%)67%2022/23: 60% (England 60%)60%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 40% (England 62%)40%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼40%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
●104106
●103105
▼99105

Ofsted

East Harling Primary School and Nursery was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 22 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
22 Nov 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2021Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
86%
Replies
28
12% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school●89% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲92% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●82% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▲90% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲86% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼68% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲85% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼35% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

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