Skip to main content

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Holt

Good
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Holt. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2024 Key Stage 2 results were the 92nd-highest of the 271 schools in Norfolk with published results, and 7,322nd of 13,912 across England. It was 36% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2016)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
New inspections, open days and news, by email.

Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Norfolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in detail

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir, cooking and knitting.

The school runs after-school care.

Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2024, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 67% in Norfolk and 76% and 74% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 2 families put Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as their first choice and 6 named it as one of their preferences, for 2 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are Langham Village School (2 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 93% maths); Kelling CE Primary School (3.8 miles, Good, 50% reading, 17% maths); Holt Community Primary School (4.2 miles, Good, 64% reading, 71% maths); and Hindringham Church of England Primary School (5.7 miles, Good).

Langham Village SchoolKelling CE Primary SchoolHolt Community Primary SchoolHindringham Church of England Primary School

Who goes there

3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 6 pupils (19.4%) received SEN support and 3 (9.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Staffing

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 5 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is church (opposite), 90 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School issued 1 suspension, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Tom Snowdon
Pupils:31
LA:Norfolk
Phone:01263740531
Address:Wiveton Road, Blakeney, Holt, NR25 7NJ
Federation:The Pilgrim Federation
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from September 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 2 March 2023View full report
URN:121108
UKPRN:10079238
Diocese:Diocese of Norwich
Constituency:North Norfolk
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2016 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

25.8%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2023/24

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading88%
Maths63%
Writing50%

2023/24 academic year

Class Sizes

15.5

Avg class size

18.0

KS2

2

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 4 nearby primary schools

See peer comparison with Pro - £9 a month, or £90 a year, inc. VAT

Keep up with Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Getting There

Bus Stops

church (opp)
90m · 1 min walk
bus shelter (E-bound)
646m · 10 min walk
Hall Lane (opp)
684m · 11 min walk

Free school transport

Check free transport to Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School from your postcode →

You apply to the council where you live. Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided 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
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.

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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

Can you get into this school?
Enter your postcode to find out

Commute and house prices

See commute times and house prices with Pro - £9 a month, or £90 a year, inc. VAT

Your chances of a place at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Will you get a place at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

For 2026 entry it had 2 first choices for 2 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.

£9.99 once (inc. VAT; £19.99 for up to three schools), or Pro £9 a month, every report included, cancel any time. What's in the report

Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

36%

Available places

25 pupils

70 places

45 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

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

Future places in the local planning area

DfE estimates the Wells Primary Phase planning area (Norfolk) will have 184 spare primary places in 2027/28.

Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics

Inspection History(8)

2 March 2023

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

22 September 2016
Leadership & ManagementGood
26 September 2014

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

6

SEN Support

3

EHC Plans

29.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty5
Speech, Language & Communication2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Autistic Spectrum Disorder1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
96.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals25.8%
English as Additional Language3.2%

31

Total Pupils

18

Boys

13

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

5

Teachers

6.2:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£56,282

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£11,874

Per pupil

£383k

Total funding

£14k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£13,205
Sparsity£56,147
Lump sum£141,932

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.3%

Overall absence

18.5%

Persistent absence

27

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)18.5%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

4.1%
18/19
2.0%
20/21
7.3%
21/22
6.4%
22/23
5.6%
23/24
5.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

Questions parents ask about Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

What are SATs results like at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Of the pupils at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School who took the 2024 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.

What is Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in September 2016, it was rated Good.

Is it hard to get a place at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 36% of its 70 places.

How big are the classes at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Classes at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School average 15.5 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has around 31 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

5.3% of sessions were missed at Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in 2024/25. 18.5% of pupils were persistently absent.

How many road collisions happen near Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 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 Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?

Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is at Wiveton Road, Blakeney, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7NJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

Work here? Claim this profile free