Best Schools in Attleborough

How many schools are there in Attleborough?

Attleborough has 8 open schools: 6 state primary and 2 state secondary or all-through.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Are there any Outstanding schools in Attleborough?

None of the 6 graded schools in Attleborough currently holds an Outstanding rating. 6 are rated Good, so 100% are Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Attleborough get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Attleborough with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Old Buckenham High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.2 and 38% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Attleborough Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 42.8 and 33% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Old Buckenham High SchoolAttleborough Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Attleborough have the best SATs results?

Of the 3 primary schools in Attleborough with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Rocklands Community Primary School (100% in reading, 93% in maths); Great Ellingham Primary School (90% in reading, 94% in maths); and Old Buckenham Primary School (77% in reading, 71% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Rocklands Community Primary SchoolGreat Ellingham Primary SchoolOld Buckenham Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Attleborough?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Attleborough selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Attleborough have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Attleborough have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Attleborough?

Apply to Norfolk through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.