Cringleford CE VA Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Dragonfly Lane
Cringleford
Norwich
Norfolk
NR4 7JR
Phone 01603454946
Reference Number 121113

Cringleford CE VA Primary School demonstrates good overall effectiveness, characterized by a well-constructed curriculum that caters to the diverse needs of its pupils. The school successfully promotes values of community, courage, and compassion, fostering an inclusive environment where students feel proud of their backgrounds. Notably, personal development is outstanding, and pupils excel in leadership roles, contributing positively to school life. Despite a solid performance, the school acknowledges areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that all teachers effectively check students' understanding to address misconceptions promptly.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 453
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.36%
Girls: 53.64%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 11%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 30.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.2
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 26 34 60
2 28 32 60
3 30 32 62
4 32 31 63
5 46 41 87
6 20 40 60

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 64.9%
White, Other 5.5%
African 5.5%
Mixed, Other 4%
Indian 3.1%
Unclassified 2.9%
Chinese 2.6%
White & Asian 2%
Pakistani 1.8%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Asian, Other 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 26 Jun 2024
Date Report
26 Jun 2024 School inspection:
16 Nov 2022 School inspection
07 Feb 2017 Full inspection:
01 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
08 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
11 Jun 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate high levels of pride in their diverse backgrounds.
  • The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to reflect the school community.
  • Pupils love learning and typically achieve well.
  • Early years provision helps children make a strong start.
  • The school offers a rich range of extracurricular opportunities.
  • Staff support for pupils with SEND is effective and well-structured.
  • Pupils engage in leadership roles and contribute meaningfully to school life.
  • The school's approach to promoting effective learning behaviors is well-implemented.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some teachers do not check pupils' understanding carefully enough, leading to unaddressed misconceptions.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 83%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 110
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3
Writing 0.8
Maths 0.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 56 1
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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