Primary school in Attleborough, Norfolk
Attleborough Primary School
Besthorpe Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2NA
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 8 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- Places
- 437
- How full
- 84% full — 365 of 437 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 191 / 174
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Breckland 013C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 84%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Fiona Milne - Headteacher
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- URN
- 151655
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosecroft Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2024 | — | 1.3 mi |
| Wymondham College Prep SchoolFree schools | Outstanding 2023 | 70% | 2.3 mi |
| Great Ellingham Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 68% | 2.4 mi |
| Old Buckenham Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 65% | 2.4 mi |
| Morley Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 59% | 2.7 mi |
| Spooner Row Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 69% | 2.9 mi |
| Rocklands Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 79% | 3.8 mi |
| Wicklewood Primary School and NurseryFoundation school | No grade | 52% | 4.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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