Hainford VC Primary School

Hainford VC Primary School demonstrates a strong standard of performance across various domains. Overall, pupils exhibit impressive progress due to a high-quality curriculum and effective teaching practices, with many achieving outcomes in line with or above national assessment figures. Pupils are well-prepared for secondary education as they cultivate positive attitudes and the ability to articulate their learning. The school's commitment to maintaining high attendance and fostering a respectful environment contributes significantly to students' safety and well-being. The leadership team is dedicated to continually enhancing the educational experience and ensuring that all pupils, including those with additional needs, receive tailored support.

Strengths

• Pupils progress very well due to a high-quality curriculum.
• Leaders effectively promote high attendance and support families.
• Staff have strong subject knowledge and implement curriculum changes effectively.
• Children in Early Years receive a bespoke curriculum supporting their foundational learning.
• Staff provide high-quality pastoral and academic support for pupils with special educational needs.

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 Hainford VC Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.3% 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 Hainford VC 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 Hainford VC Primary School had 14.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% 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, 22.2% of pupils at Hainford VC Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% 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 Hainford VC Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hainford VC Primary School is Strong standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Hainford VC Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hainford VC Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Hainford VC Primary School have?

Hainford VC Primary School has 72 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hainford VC Primary School cover?

Hainford VC Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

Where is Hainford VC Primary School?

Hainford VC Primary School is at Newton Road, Hainford, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3BQ.