St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham, Diss

Ofsted's report card from its 14 July 2026 inspection grades St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham on 6 areas: 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations for pupils' attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is ambitious."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders swiftly identify the individual needs of pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a laser focus on making sure pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, access the best education."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils learn about a range of faiths and cultures that are different from their own."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff have the expertise to use their checks on pupils' understanding to adapt their approaches to help pupils fix gaps and misconceptions in mathematics"; "Leaders should ensure that staff have the knowledge to support pupils to develop their writing to be able to construct written responses that reflect the depth of their understanding of key ideas"; "Leaders should ensure that they continue to implement their strategies to secure high rates of attendance".

In 2024, 75% of Year 6 pupils at St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham 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.

Across Norfolk, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham are Kenninghall Primary School (2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy (2.2 miles, Good, 58% reading, 75% maths); Bressingham Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 93% maths); and East Harling Primary School and Nursery (3.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 63% maths).

50% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 6 pupils (50%) received SEN support and 1 (8.3%) 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.

St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham had 3 teachers in 2026, one for every 4 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham.

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

St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.