Northrepps Primary School

Northrepps Primary School, which was previously judged to be good in May 2019, underwent an ungraded inspection in April 2025. The inspection revealed that while pupils enjoy a friendly and supportive environment and the school has strong leadership focused on improvement, there are areas where the school's educational offerings are not being implemented effectively. It is important for the school to ensure that all pupils are able to engage fully with the curriculum and that individual needs, particularly for those with special educational needs and disabilities, are adequately met. The next inspection will be graded, highlighting the need for the school to address these concerns promptly.

Strengths

• Pupils feel valued and appreciated as individuals.
• Strong relationships exist between staff, pupils, and families.
• The curriculum is broad and balanced with clear sequencing in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Effective phonics teaching helps pupils become confident readers.
• Positive attitudes to learning and a calm, purposeful environment.
• Strong early years communication and language development.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum implementation is inconsistent, leading to gaps in pupil knowledge.
• Insufficient opportunities for pupils to practice and recall prior learning.
• Support strategies for pupils with SEND are not always effective.
• Approaches to assessing pupil learning need to be more secure.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Northrepps Primary School attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.6% of pupils at Northrepps Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Northrepps Primary School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 35.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 28.6% of pupils at Northrepps Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 11.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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What is Northrepps Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Northrepps Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Northrepps Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Northrepps Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Northrepps Primary School have?

Northrepps Primary School has 35 pupils on roll.

What age range does Northrepps Primary School cover?

Northrepps Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

Where is Northrepps Primary School?

Northrepps Primary School is at Church Street, Northrepps, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0LG.