Cringleford CE VA Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Norwich, Norfolk·NR4 7JR
Composite score
63.3
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#3,084
National rank
#323
In East of England
#26
In Norfolk
Top 21%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
77%
69 first choices, 55 places
First choices per place
1.25
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
140
any preference, for 55 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.27
00.511.5
1 per place
1.2020221.0320231.1020240.9820251.252026

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 Cringleford CE VA Primary 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
5–11
Pupils on roll
453
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
11.0%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
29.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
6.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
24.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,900
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Cringleford CE VA Primary School at a glance

Located in Norwich, Norfolk, Cringleford CE VA Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 453 pupils aged 5 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 83% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Cringleford CE VA Primary 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 69 first choices for 55 places. Overall pupil absence was 4.4%. There are about 24.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 11% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.

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