Necton VA Primary School, Swaffham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Necton VA Primary School creates a genuinely inclusive environment where every child is known and supported well. The school has invested strongly in staff expertise to help pupils with a wide range of needs succeed, and offers children rich experiences beyond the classroom including clubs, educational visits, and outdoor adventures. Staff focus on building children's confidence to speak and express themselves, with warm, nurturing relationships that help pupils thrive academically and emotionally.
Key Strengths
- Excellent support for attendance and behaviour - leaders work effectively with families facing barriers and pupils develop strong self-control
- Highly inclusive culture with strong additional support for pupils with special educational needs, disabilities and English as an additional language
- Rich personal development programme including extensive clubs, visits, residential trips and outdoor pursuits like rock climbing
- Strong focus on reading and recent improvements to writing instruction across the school
- Warm, nurturing early years provision with careful assessment and family partnerships
Areas for Improvement
- Strengthened approach to writing not yet fully embedded across all classes and needs more consistent application
- Published achievement outcomes have shown variation over time, though leaders are responding effectively
- Need to ensure consistently strong achievement in writing is sustained long-term
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Clubs, educational visits, residential visits, rock climbing, eco council, values council
Necton VA Primary School is a highly inclusive school with strong leadership that has carefully strengthened provision and created a positive culture where all pupils feel safe and supported.
At a Glance
37.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 67%. Maths has remained stable at around 63%. Writing has remained stable at around 58%.
Class Sizes
28.6
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
27.7
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
84%
Available places
198 pupils
236 capacity
38 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Swaffham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Swaffham
Admissions Demand - Norfolk
Places available
9,822
Applications
7,691
Got 1st preference
95.8%
Got preferred school
98.9%
Primary admissions across Norfolk (2025/26)
Inspection History(106)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.80704%
Overall absence
14.94253%
Persistent absence
174
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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