Attleborough Primary School, Attleborough
Attleborough Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Attleborough, part of Sapientia Education Trust. It was 86% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Norfolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Attleborough Primary School in detail
Results
Attleborough Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 120926), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Attleborough Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Attleborough Primary School as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 49 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Attleborough Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Attleborough Primary School are Rosecroft Primary School (1.3 miles); Wymondham College Prep School (2.3 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 80% maths); Great Ellingham Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 94% maths); and Old Buckenham Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 77% reading, 71% maths).
Rosecroft Primary SchoolWymondham College Prep SchoolGreat Ellingham Primary SchoolOld Buckenham Primary School
The trust
Attleborough Primary School is one of 23 schools run by Sapientia Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Attleborough Rail Station, about 490 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (adjacent), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Attleborough Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 51 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Attleborough Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Attleborough Primary School (URN 120926), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2022.
At a Glance
21.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.1
Avg class size
23.5
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Attleborough Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 120926). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 62% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 58% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 66% to 74% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Attleborough Primary School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Attleborough Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Attleborough Primary School is in Norfolk; for families living there:
Apply to Norfolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Attleborough Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
371 pupils
432 places
61 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Attleborough
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Attleborough
Across Norfolk council
Places available
9,547
Applications
7,482
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
59
SEN Support
19
EHC Plans
21.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
365
Total Pupils
174
Boys
191
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
20.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,481
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Attleborough Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 120926). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.8%
Overall absence
15.4%
Persistent absence
345
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Attleborough Primary School
Questions parents ask about Attleborough Primary School
Are there exam results for Attleborough Primary School?
Attleborough Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 120926), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Attleborough Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Attleborough Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Attleborough Primary School (URN 120926), it was rated Requires Improvement in March 2022.
What is the catchment area for Attleborough Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Attleborough Primary School is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Attleborough Primary School?
Attleborough Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 432 places.
How big are the classes at Attleborough Primary School?
Classes at Attleborough Primary School average 26.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Attleborough Primary School?
Attleborough Primary School has around 365 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Attleborough Primary School?
Apply through Norfolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Attleborough Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Attleborough Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Attleborough Primary School?
Attleborough Primary School is at Besthorpe Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2NA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)