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Worstead Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Honing Road, Worstead, North Walsham NR28 9RQ · worstead.norfolk.sch.uk · 01692 536309
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2021
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 106
- 1 over 105 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 79% 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 | 15 | 19 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 22 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% 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 | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 December 2021, Ofsted’s outcome for Worstead Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Dec 2021
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2016Good
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 Apr 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (45 replies, to 5 September 2022).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 45
- 40% · 5 Sept 2022
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied