St Faiths CofE Primary School

St Faiths CofE Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2019. Pupils feel secure and valued, benefiting from a supportive environment paired with high expectations for behavior and achievement. The school's ambitious curriculum builds effectively on prior knowledge and engages pupils in challenging work, leading to high levels of enthusiasm for learning. Despite some concerns regarding timely support for a minority of students, the overall atmosphere and educational experience remain positive.

Strengths

• High-quality care and support for pupils
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• Effective phonics programme for early reading skills
• Challenging work that keeps pupils engaged
• Well-supported pupils with special educational needs
• Rich personal development offering with various extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent timely support for a minority of pupils needing assistance
• Some pupils miss school too often

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 St Faiths CofE Primary School attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% 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, 4.9% of pupils at St Faiths CofE 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 St Faiths CofE Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 23.8% of pupils at St Faiths CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.8% 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 St Faiths CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Faiths CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2024.

When was St Faiths CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Faiths CofE Primary School was last inspected in September 2024.

How many pupils does St Faiths CofE Primary School have?

St Faiths CofE Primary School has 80 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Faiths CofE Primary School cover?

St Faiths CofE Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Faiths CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Faiths CofE Primary School?

St Faiths CofE Primary School is at Horsham St Faith, 25 Manor Road, Horsham St Faith, 25 Manor Road, Norwich., Norfolk, NR10 3LF.