Cringleford Prep, Cringleford
Cringleford Prep is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Cringleford, part of Inspiration Trust. It was 5% 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
Cringleford Prep in detail
Cringleford Prep in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I am thrilled to welcome you to our school, Cringleford Prep. As the founding principal, I have the immense privilege of setting up a new school in this flourishing community and leading its growth and development."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Cringleford Prep
For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Cringleford Prep as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 48 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cringleford Prep are Cringleford CE VA Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 90% maths); Bluebell Primary School (1.2 miles, 78% reading, 63% maths); West Earlham Infant and Nursery School (1.4 miles, Outstanding); and West Earlham Junior School (1.4 miles, Good, 55% reading, 53% maths).
Cringleford CE VA Primary SchoolBluebell Primary SchoolWest Earlham Infant and Nursery SchoolWest Earlham Junior School
The trust
Cringleford Prep is one of 18 schools run by Inspiration Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
3.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 6 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 1 (1.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Cringleford Prep had 3 teachers in 2026, one for every 8 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 Cringleford Prep.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cringleford Heights (adjacent), 340 metres away.
The area around the school
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.
Suspensions and exclusions
Cringleford Prep recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; 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
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
No inspection data available
At a Glance
3.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Cringleford Prep
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Cringleford Prep.
- Premier Cringleford Prep Wrap Around CareAt the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cringleford Prep from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cringleford Prep 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
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Cringleford Prep
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
5%
Available places
23 pupils
420 places
397 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Cringleford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Cringleford
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
6
SEN Support
1
EHC Plans
13.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
52
Total Pupils
28
Boys
24
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
17.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£59,982
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,248
Per pupil
£417k
Total funding
£3k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Cringleford Prep
Questions parents ask about Cringleford Prep
What is the catchment area for Cringleford Prep?
No fixed boundary. When Cringleford Prep is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Cringleford Prep?
Cringleford Prep was not full in 2025: it ran at 5% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Cringleford Prep?
Classes at Cringleford Prep average 26 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Cringleford Prep?
Cringleford Prep has around 52 pupils on roll. 4% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Cringleford Prep?
Apply through Norfolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Cringleford Prep 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.
Does Cringleford Prep have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Cringleford Prep Wrap Around Care (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Cringleford Prep?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Cringleford Prep?
Cringleford Prep is at Woolhouse Way, Cringleford, Norfolk, NR4 7FU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)