Primary school

Swaffham CofE Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Norfolk
  • PE37 7EA
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,780 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 92%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 55%55%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 93%2022/23: top 82%2023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 92%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM41% · East of England 64%1/10 Well below East of England
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England
Reading score100 · East of England 1061/10 Well below East of England
Maths score101 · East of England 1051/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 45 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 44% · 45 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 43% · 46 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 44% · 59 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 47% · 47 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 41% · 29 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 41% · 32 pupils · East of England 64%53%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 45 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 2% · 45 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 4% · 46 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 0% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 47 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 29 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 32 pupils · East of England 7%4%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 45 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 99 · 45 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 101 · 46 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 99 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 104 · 47 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 102 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 100 · 32 pupils · East of England 10610499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 45 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 100 · 45 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 100 · 46 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 100 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 104 · 47 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 101 · 32 pupils · East of England 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in77.8%
28 of 36 who put it first2020 · 96.8%2026 · 77.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3628
2nd200
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2014Inadequateas predecessor
  5. 2018Good
  6. 2023Good

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 2026215
Free school meals (past 6 years)29.7%
First language not English8.6%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan5.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils17.7%

Girls 53.6%Boys 46.4%

97.7% full · 220 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.0
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12
  • Other support 5.1

Teachers 10 FTE · Whole workforce 27.1 · 42 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,560
Spend per pupil£7,215
Staff spend per pupil£5,579
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£72,000in-year balance

Grants £7,507 · self-generated £53 · premises £388 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