Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Thetford, Norfolk·IP25 7LF
Composite score
83.4
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#563
National rank
#46
In East of England
#3
In Norfolk
Top 4%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
96%
% achieving higher RWM
18%
Reading average scaled score
110.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
110.0
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
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
37 first choices, 39 places
First choices per place
0.95
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
48
any preference, for 39 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.03
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1020220.9320230.9620240.9720250.952026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
220
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
9.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,651
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy at a glance

Located in Thetford, Norfolk, Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 220 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 96% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 11.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 4% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 18% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 37 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 18.0 pupils per teacher. 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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