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Thurlton Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Sponsored academy

Church Road, Thurlton, Norwich NR14 6RN · thurlton.org.uk · 01508 548318

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
33%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
69
66% of 105 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Free school meals
7.2%
First language not English
4.3%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 6 families put the school first and 6 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 8 (Places 8)8September 2023: 8 (Places 9)8September 2024: 9 (Places 9)9September 2025: 9 (Places 9)9September 2026: 6 (Places 6)6Places 6
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026661100%
September 2025Sept 2025991100%
September 2024Sept 2024991100%
September 2023Sept 2023980.9100%
September 2022Sept 2022881100%

Results

In 2024/25, 33% 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

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 20% (England 53%)20%2017/18: 17% (England 64%)17%2018/19: 0% (England 65%)0%2022/23: 0% (England 60%)0%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 33% (England 62%)33%England 62%

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120860)

hidden: too few pupils to publish

Ofsted

Thurlton Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
8 May 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2022

Earlier inspections

Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120860), which Ofsted links to this one.

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2016Requires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

    Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120860)

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
79%
Replies
14
22% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼79% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼79% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●86% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn●86% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼79% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼79% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲86% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼63% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

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