Dersingham Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Unknown
Address Admirals Drive
Dersingham
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE31 6LR
Phone 01485540308
Reference Number 138795

Dersingham Primary School continues to be a good school, characterized by a caring community that supports pupils in thriving and enjoying their learning. The high expectations set by teachers contribute to pupils' strong learning, behavior, and attendance. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, allowing pupils to build knowledge progressively. While the school has made significant improvements, particularly in the teaching of reading, concerns remain regarding the support for some pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Leaders are aware of these gaps and have begun to address them, ensuring a focus on equity in learning opportunities.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 206
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.46%
Girls: 48.54%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 26.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 19
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 12 9 21
2 12 8 20
3 11 19 30
4 16 10 26
5 13 17 30
6 18 12 30

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.6%
White & Asian 1.5%
White, Other 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 14 Nov 2023
Date Report
14 Nov 2023 School inspection
11 Jan 2018 Short inspection
15 Jul 2014 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Caring community that nurtures pupils' well-being.
  • High expectations lead to good learning, behavior, and attendance.
  • Ambitious and well-structured curriculum helps pupils build knowledge.
  • Strong focus on literacy with above-average phonics standards.
  • Effective support for pupils who fall behind in reading and maths.
  • Extensive extracurricular activities that promote personal development.
  • Positive relationships and respect taught through the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent evaluation of support for some pupils with SEND.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 59%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

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 104
Maths 105

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 -1.8
Writing -3.1
Maths 1

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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