Cringleford CE VA Primary School

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.

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.

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 Cringleford CE VA Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% 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, 0.7% of pupils at Cringleford CE VA Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Cringleford CE VA Primary School had 24.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.2% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Cringleford CE VA Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% 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 Cringleford CE VA Primary School received £6,179 and spent £6,133 for each of its 458 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £185,000 (£403 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 Cringleford CE VA Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cringleford CE VA Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2024.

When was Cringleford CE VA Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cringleford CE VA Primary School was last inspected in October 2024.

How many pupils does Cringleford CE VA Primary School have?

Cringleford CE VA Primary School has 458 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cringleford CE VA Primary School cover?

Cringleford CE VA Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Cringleford CE VA Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cringleford CE VA Primary School?

Cringleford CE VA Primary School is at Dragonfly Lane, Cringleford, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7JR.