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Primary school in North Walsham, Norfolk

Millfield Primary School

Recreation Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 0ES

School website 01692403172
Ofsted No grade not inspected
Met the expected standard 54% in the lower half nationally
Chance of a place 100% of first choices offered
Local deprivation 4/10 mid-range

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

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Current published outcome
None published
Last overall grade in this dataset
None published
Days since inspection
Not published
Framework era
No published Ofsted outcome

These four fields describe the latest published inspection on this record. The dataset does not keep a previous inspection row, so a school inspected under the current framework will usually have no overall grade to show as “prior”.

Key stage 2 results 2024/25

Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

54% England 60.7%

Reached the higher standard

5% England 8.1%

Average reading score

103 England 105.3

Average maths score

102 England 104.1

On the headline measure this school is in the lower half of state-funded primaries in England.

Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is second most disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the lower half.

There are no progress measures for primary schools any more. They were calculated from a key stage 1 baseline, and statutory key stage 1 tests ended in 2023, so nothing has been published since. That makes attainment the only official measure — and attainment tracks intake closely, which is why the comparison against similar schools above is the more useful of the two lines.

Getting a place 2026/27 entry

About as many first choices as places. Of the 39 families who named this school as their first choice, 100% were offered a place.

Places offered
40

for entry into Reception

Named it first choice
39
First choices per place
0.97

England average 1.00

First choices offered a place
100%

England 95.1%

These are offers made on national offer day for 2026/27 entry, from the local authority's co-ordinated admissions round. They exclude later movement — waiting lists, appeals and in-year admissions — so a school shown as oversubscribed may still have places by September.

Oversubscription measures popularity, not quality, and the two are not the same thing: a school can be heavily oversubscribed because of its intake, its faith designation or simply because the nearest alternative is further away. We do not publish catchment maps, because catchments are not published: each admissions authority applies its own criteria afresh every year, and the distance that got a child in last year is not a boundary. Read the school's own admissions arrangements for the rules that will actually apply.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
264
Places
315
How full
84% full — 264 of 315 places taken
Girls / boys
123 / 141
Overall absence
7%

primary schools average 5.2%

Persistently absent
22%

primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions

Free school meals, last 6 years
28%

England 25.7%

English as an additional language
1%

England 18.7%

With an EHC plan
8%

England 3.5%

On SEN support
14%

England 15%

School funding 2025-26 financial year

Not found for this URN in the 2025-26 release.

Evidence found
Not found for this URN in the 2025-26 release; this is not represented as £0.
Source coverage
DfE mainstream-school allocations for running costs for pupils aged 5-16, importer snapshot 23 August 2026.
What this means
The official mainstream allocation release does not provide a publishable row for this establishment.
What this does not mean
The school received no public funding or has no budget; other establishment types and funding streams use different publications.

Allocation is not expenditure. DfE says this release combines the schools block with several other revenue grants and excludes capital spending. Funding is shown for context and is never used in School Facts ordering, peer groups or quality claims. Source, licence and coverage.

Roads and getting there

Road casualties within 500m

Child pedestrian casualties
0

England average 1.6 — pedestrians under 16, over five years

All reported collisions
3

England average 24.2 over five years

Of those, serious or fatal
0
Busiest road nearby
U

272 vehicles a day (2019)

Public transport

Bus stops within 500m
0

England average 11.9

Nearest station
North Walsham Rail Station

0.6 km away — railway station

Traffic volume is the context the collision count needs: a school beside a major road will record more collisions than one on a quiet street without being any less well run.

Every collision reported to the police within 500m of the school over the five years to 2024, from the Department for Transport's road casualty statistics. A high count usually says the school sits on or near a busy road, not that the school is unsafe — counts rise with traffic and with how built up an area is, and a rural school on a fast road may have fewer collisions but a worse one. Distances are straight-line from the school's recorded position.

The area around the school

4/10 Deprivation decile

Among the more deprived half of England.

4/10 Child poverty decile

Among the more deprived half of England for children in low-income families.

Indices of Deprivation 2019, for the small area the school stands in. 1 means the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least. The second measure counts only children living in low-income families, which is the one that describes the intake a school is likely to draw on.

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£262,500

postcode sector NR28 0 · 348 sales

Typical range
£200,000 to £316,875

middle half of sales

Detached
£319,500
Semi-detached
£247,500
Terraced
£203,500
Flat
£130,000

Homes around this school are close to the England average.

Every residential sale registered in this postcode sector since January 2024, from HM Land Registry. A sector covers roughly 2,500 addresses. England's median over the same period was £293,000.

Who lives there

Adults with a degree
20%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
22%

England 18.3%

In professional or managerial work
8%

England 13.4%

Households deprived in 2+ ways
19%

England 17.8%

Residents in very good health
40%

England 48.4%

Housing

Owned by the occupier
61%

England 62.7%

Social housing
31%

England 17%

Privately rented
8%

England 19.2%

Detached homes
34%

England 38.2%

Four or more bedrooms
14%

England 22.5%

No car
16%

England 21.9%

Census 2021, for North Norfolk 016C and the wider neighbourhood around it. These figures describe the area, not the pupils — children may travel in from much further away, and for selective, faith and independent schools they usually do.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
Ages 4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Laura Gatward
Opened as this establishment
1 May 2023
Register status
Open
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward
North Walsham West
Constituency
North Norfolk
URN
149516

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Official DfE record
Open the register entry

The source record for this establishment and URN.

The URN identifies this registered establishment. If a school converts or is replaced, DfE may issue a new URN; this page does not stitch different establishments together by a similar name.

Admissions history

The official school-level admissions releases contain up to 13 national-offer-day observations, from 2014/15 to 2026/27. The chart shows first choices per place; the table keeps the underlying counts.

Reception

1.10 2024/25: 1.00 first choices per place2025/26: 0.93 first choices per place2026/27: 0.97 first choices per place20242026
All 3 annual observations
Entry yearPlacesFirst choicesPer placeFirst choices offered
2024/25 42 42 1.00 98%
2025/26 30 28 0.93 100%
2026/27 40 39 0.97 100%

These are annual observations, not forecasts. They exclude waiting lists, appeals and in-year admissions. Each series follows this exact URN only, so academy conversions and missing releases remain visible as gaps rather than being joined by name.

Nearest primary schools

SchoolOfstedExpected standardDistanceCompare
North Walsham Infant SchoolAcademy converter Good 2022 — 0.9 mi
North Walsham Junior SchoolAcademy converter Good 2022 35% 0.9 mi
Swanton Abbott Community Primary SchoolCommunity school Good 2023 47% 2.2 mi
Worstead Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school Good 2021 63% 2.6 mi
Colby Primary SchoolCommunity school Report card 2026 71% 2.8 mi
Antingham and Southrepps Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led Good 2023 27% 3.6 mi
Mundesley Infant SchoolCommunity school No overall grade — 4.5 mi
Mundesley Junior SchoolCommunity school Good 2023 60% 4.5 mi

Schools like this

The 12 state schools in England whose intake most closely matches this one — same phase and sector, and as near as the data allows on size, disadvantage, SEN, English as an additional language and the deprivation of the surrounding area. These are the schools it can fairly be judged against.

This school 54%
Median of its 11 closest peers 57%
Norfolk average 51.2%
England average 60.7%

Percentage meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. This school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

SchoolAreaOfstedExpected standardCompare
Emneth AcademyAcademy sponsor led Wisbech Good 2024 66%
Kippax Ash Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter Leeds Good 2024 55%
Roseberry Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school Chester le Street Good 2024 64%
Bedlington West End Primary SchoolCommunity school Bedlington Good 2024 57%
Westcliff Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led Dawlish No overall grade 41%
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter Lincoln Good 2022 40%
Swinton Queen Primary SchoolAcademy converter Mexborough Good 2022 56%
Haylands Primary SchoolCommunity school Ryde Good 2023 57%
Summerfields Primary SchoolCommunity school Newport Good 2024 60%
Matchborough First School AcademyAcademy converter Redditch Good 2024 —
Parkside Primary AcademyAcademy converter Barnsley Good 2024 85%
Priory Primary SchoolAcademy converter Hull Report card 2026 70%

Matching uses only characteristics a school does not choose. It is not a ranking, and a close match on intake does not make two schools interchangeable — sixth form, faith character, admissions rules and simple geography all matter and are not in the calculation.

Evidence ledger

Reference dates and join methods are kept separate because the figures do not all describe the same year or geography.

EvidencePublisherReference dateHow it reaches this page
School identityGet Information About Schools23 August 2026Exact URN 149516; unified importer snapshot
Inspection evidenceOfsted management information31 July 2026No Ofsted outcome matched to this URN
AttainmentDfE performance tables2024/25Exact URN; phase-specific definitions
AdmissionsDfE school applications and offers2026/27 plus history to 2014/15Exact URN and entry point; national offer day
Pupil intakeDfE school census2024/25Exact URN; suppressed values remain missing
Funding allocationDfE school funding statistics2025-26 financial yearNo row for this URN in the mainstream-school release; not represented as zero
Roads and transportDfT road casualties, traffic and NaPTANFive-year road window; access-node snapshotCoordinate join within the stated radius
NeighbourhoodONS Census2021LSOA/MSOA containing the school, not pupil homes
DeprivationEnglish Indices of Deprivation2019LSOA containing the school
Home pricesHM Land Registry Price Paid DataSales since January 2024School postcode sector, not a catchment

These sources are published for reuse under the Open Government Licence v3.0, including the Crown database-right notice that accompanies Price Paid Data. Definitions and source notes. If something here looks wrong, the school's own website is the authority on admissions and open days.

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