Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham

Community school·Primary school Wymondham, Norfolk·NR18 0HL
Composite score
87.0
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National rank
#23
In East of England
#1
In Norfolk
Top 2%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
89%
% achieving higher RWM
25%
Reading average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
68%
82 first choices, 56 places
First choices per place
1.46
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
181
any preference, for 56 places
Applications from another council area
1%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.55
00.511.52
1 per place
1.3420221.0720231.2620240.9220251.462026

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 Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham. 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
4–11
Pupils on roll
473
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.3%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
12.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.1%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,463
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham is a primary school serving Wymondham, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 473 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 89% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 2% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 108 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 25% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 68% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (82 first choices for 56 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.1%. There are about 21.4 pupils per teacher. Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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