Swanton Abbott Community Primary School

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School has been identified as a good school, continuing to meet strong standards since its last inspection. Pupils report feeling safe and happy, with a supportive environment fostering positive relationships among students and staff. The teaching of reading is prioritized, and a dedicated phonics program supports pupils' abilities well, allowing for solid progress in the curriculum. While most pupils perform at or near national averages, some of the most able students are not reaching their full potential, which is a point of concern. Overall, the school aims to enhance its extracurricular offerings and improve its leadership structures, particularly regarding governor training and strategic oversight.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and happy at school.
• Positive relationships and a strong ethos of care prevail among pupils and staff.
• High-quality teaching in reading supports pupil engagement.
• The curriculum enables good progress with challenging, high-standard work.
• Strong support and understanding for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some of the most able pupils do not reach their potential.
• Success criteria in some foundation subjects lack clarity, affecting interventions.
• Governors are not sufficiently trained to focus on their strategic roles.

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 Swanton Abbott Community Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.6% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Swanton Abbott Community 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 Swanton Abbott Community Primary School had 13.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.4% 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, 24.6% of pupils at Swanton Abbott Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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.

In 2025–26 Swanton Abbott Community Primary School received £10,411 and spent £10,236 for each of its 57 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £68,000 (£1,192 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Swanton Abbott Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Swanton Abbott Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Swanton Abbott Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Swanton Abbott Community Primary School have?

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School has 57 pupils on roll.

What age range does Swanton Abbott Community Primary School cover?

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Swanton Abbott Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Swanton Abbott Community Primary School?

Swanton Abbott Community Primary School is at Youngman's Lane, Swanton Abbott, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5DZ.