Scole Church of England Primary Academy, Diss
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at making children feel welcomed, valued and safe. Teachers use well-planned phonics training and a thoughtfully designed curriculum to help all pupils learn effectively, with particularly strong support for children with additional needs. Pupils are enthusiastic learners who attend regularly and develop secure knowledge across a wide range of subjects.
Key Strengths
- Strong attendance rates consistently above national averages, including for vulnerable groups
- Effective phonics programme with high-quality training enabling pupils to learn letters and sounds quickly
- Well-designed, progressive curriculum that identifies key knowledge and vocabulary in each subject
- Pupils with SEND progress well from their different starting points with tailored support
- Warm relationships and caring ethos where pupils feel safe and happy to learn
Areas for Improvement
- Staff occasionally miss opportunities to support pupils to achieve higher standards
- Some explanations could be clearer so pupils better understand learning tasks
- Teachers do not always provide sufficient challenge for deeper thinking
- Playtimes would benefit from additional activities to make them calmer and more structured
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Scole Church of England Primary Academy is a small school where pupils make a positive start and achieve well overall. The school has created a warm, caring environment with strong safeguarding and effective teaching, though there are occasional opportunities to provide greater challenge and clarity in lessons.
At a Glance
41.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 56% to 86%. Maths has improved from 44% to 86%. Writing has remained stable at around 57%.
Class Sizes
11.0
Avg class size
1
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
39%
Available places
41 pupils
105 capacity
64 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Diss
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Diss
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)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.60886%
Overall absence
14.28571%
Persistent absence
35
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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