Horning Community Primary School, Norwich

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Horning Community Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations of what pupils can achieve."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils enjoy coming to school and feel a strong sense of belonging."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have recently reviewed the curriculum."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the strengths and areas for improvement in the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Every pupil is treated as an individual at this small school."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate and informed understanding of the school's strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The impact of the personal development programme is evident across the school."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen teachers' confidence in making adaptations to pupils' learning, including pupils with special educational educational needs, in order to consistently meet their needs so that pupils learn well"; "Leaders should continue to embed and strengthen consistency in the teaching of writing across all subjects"; "Leaders should ensure that activities in lessons consistently provide purposeful opportunities for pupils to rehearse and apply their previous learning".

In its own words: "Welcome to Bacton, Freethorpe, Horning, Mundesley Infant, Mundesley Junior, the Beacon SEMH base and Swanton Abbott Primary School - known as Aim Federation. Our staff teams across all seven schools, work closely together to improve educational outcomes for all of our children and although we do lots of things together, each of our village schools retain their unique caring ethos."

In 2024, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Horning Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 50% 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.

For September 2026 entry, 4 families put Horning Community Primary School as their first choice and 5 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Horning Community Primary School are Neatishead Church of England Primary School (2.2 miles, Outstanding, 86% reading, 57% maths); Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 67% maths); St John's Community Primary School and Nursery (2.7 miles, Good, 62% reading, 48% maths); and Ludham Primary School and Nursery (2.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 80% maths).

4.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 11 pupils (25%) received SEN support and 2 (4.5%) 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.

Horning Community Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 6 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station, about 3.1 miles away in a straight line.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28).

In 2024/25, Horning Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 4.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.