Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham

Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery in Wymondham continues to demonstrate exceptional performance as an outstanding school. The inclusive environment fosters kindness and respect among pupils, allowing students to thrive both academically and personally. With a strong emphasis on leadership opportunities and a broad, ambitious curriculum, the school ensures that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), achieve exceptionally well. The school focuses on vocabulary development and engages pupils with consistent, well-organized teaching strategies that enhance their learning experiences.

Strengths

• High levels of respect and kindness among pupils
• Strong emphasis on leadership roles for students
• Exceptional academic achievements and personal development
• Well-organized and engaging lessons
• Effective teaching of phonics leading to fluent reading
• Inclusive practices that support pupils with SEND
• Outstanding early years provision promoting communication and language development
• Rich extracurricular experiences enhancing pupils' learning

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 Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.7% 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, 1.1% of pupils at Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham 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 Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.1% 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, 21.4% of pupils at Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% 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 Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham received £7,131 and spent £6,967 for each of its 434 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £241,000 (£556 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 Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham is Outstanding, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham last inspected by Ofsted?

Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham have?

Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham has 434 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham cover?

Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham?

Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham is at Sheffield Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0HL.