Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School

Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School at a glance

Located in Swaffham, Norfolk, Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 249 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 38% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 34.0 percentage points year on 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 102 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 36 first choices for 29 places. Overall pupil absence was 6.5%. There are about 20.7 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.