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Norton CEVC Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
School Close, Norton, Bury St Edmunds IP31 3LZ · norton.suffolk.sch.uk · 01359 230520
On the mapSearch near IP31 3LZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 203
- 97% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 16 families put the school first and 25 places were offered; 100% 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 | 25 | 16 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Norton CEVC Primary School on 3 December 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 3 Dec 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Dec 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 84
- 41% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (25%) with SEND