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Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled
White Cross Road, Swaffham PE37 7RF · heartwood.norfolk.sch.uk · 01760 721357
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 38%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 241
- 1 over 240 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 75% 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 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
Results
In 2024/25, 38% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% 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 | |||
| ▼38% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼100 | 105 | |
Ofsted
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (51 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 51
- 24% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (20%) with SEND