Primary school

Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Norfolk
  • NR35 2RE
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,121 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 88%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 92%2017/18: top 99%2022/23: top 77%2023/24: top 1%1% · 2023/242024/25: top 88%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM45% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM9% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · East of England 106Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · East of England 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 27% · 11 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 38% · 8 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 27% · 11 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: withheld (3 pupils)2022/23: 50% · 16 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 100% · 13 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 45% · 11 pupils · East of England 64%100%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 11 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 0% · 8 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 0% · 11 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: withheld (3 pupils)2022/23: 0% · 16 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 8% · 13 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 9% · 11 pupils · East of England 7%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 11 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 92 · 8 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 95 · 11 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: withheld (3 pupils)2022/23: 107 · 16 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 109 · 13 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 11 pupils · East of England 10610992No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 97 · 11 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 96 · 8 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 97 · 11 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: withheld (3 pupils)2022/23: 103 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 108 · 13 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 105 · 11 pupils · East of England 10510896No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
7 of 7 who put it first2014 · 92.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st77
2nd61
3rd50

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2012–2022

  1. 2012Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  3. 2016Requires improvement
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Requires improvement
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Ungraded visit
  8. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202665
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.9%
First language not English7.2%
SEN support5.8%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils3.5%

Girls 59.4%Boys 40.6%

46.4% full · 140 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.1
Pupils per adult11.0
  • Classroom teachers 2.8
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.1
  • Other support 1.9

Teachers 3.8 FTE · Whole workforce 7.8 · 17 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£23,058
Spend per pupil£22,986
Staff spend per pupil£18,116
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£5,000in-year balance

Grants £22,420 · self-generated £638 · premises £1,116 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST (42 academies) · trust reserve £1,360,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it