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Attleborough Primary School, Attleborough

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Academy converter
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Ages 4–11

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.

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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.

All 23 schools in Sapientia Education Trust

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 GIAS
Head:Miss Fiona Milne - Headteacher
Pupils:365
LA:Norfolk
Phone:01953453491
Address:Besthorpe Road, Attleborough, NR17 2NA
Trust:SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST (23 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2025

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.

URN:151655
UKPRN:10097369
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Mid Norfolk
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 2024/25

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.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+10ppMaths+13ppWriting+8pp

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).

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Keep up with Attleborough Primary School

Getting There

Train Stations

Attleborough Rail Station (north entrance)
487m · 8 min walk

Bus Stops

Primary School (adj)
65m · 1 min walk
high school (adj)
90m · 1 min walk
Queens Square (adj)
365m · 6 min walk
Brickfield Terrace (opp)
444m · 7 min walk
Edenside Drive (adj)
536m · 9 min walk

Free school transport

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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.

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Your chances of a place at Attleborough Primary School

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  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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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

Low pressure
New homes approved:382
Projected new pupils:96

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Attleborough

Across Norfolk council

Low demand council-wide0.78 applications per place

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

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication27
Social, Emotional & Mental Health20
Moderate Learning Difficulty17
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Specific Learning Difficulty4
Visual Impairment2
Physical Disability2
Other1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
78.4%
Asian
6.1%
Black
0.6%
Mixed
2.5%
Chinese
0.3%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
0.5%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals21.9%
English as Additional Language16.7%

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 2025
2024/25

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

Authorised4.5%
Unauthorised1.3%
Persistent (10%+)15.4%
Severe (50%+)1.2%

Absence trend

3.8%
18/19
3.6%
20/21
6.3%
21/22
5.7%
22/23
5.1%
23/24
5.8%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

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)

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