Redcastle Family School
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Norfolk does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Redcastle Family School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 3–11
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Redcastle Family School
Redcastle Family School is a primary school in Thetford, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 269 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 70% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 1.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Redcastle Family School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 30 first choices for 28 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 15.9 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.