St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Street
Carbrooke
Thetford
Norfolk
IP25 6SW
Phone 01953881537
Reference Number 141721

St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas such as the quality of education, personal development, and leadership. The school has introduced a new curriculum that has elevated expectations and significantly improved pupils' learning outcomes, particularly in mathematics and reading. Pupils enjoy a supportive environment, building strong relationships with each other and staff, and parents overwhelmingly express satisfaction with their children's happiness at the school. The nursery has recently become part of the school, and leaders are already working to enhance its provision.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 231
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 43.72%
Girls: 56.28%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 10 17 27
2 8 16 24
3 11 19 30
4 14 14 28
5 15 14 29
6 11 14 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.5%
White, Other 5.6%
Mixed, Other 4.8%
White & Asian 1.7%
African 1.3%
Irish 1.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 02 Oct 2019
Date Report
14 Jan 2025 School inspection
02 Oct 2019 School inspection:
27 Feb 2018 Short inspection
03 Feb 2015 Academy conversion letter
06 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
Previously as St Peter and St Paul Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
06 Mar 2013 Full inspection:
13 Jan 2011 Full inspection:
13 Jan 2011 Full inspection:
30 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
30 Jan 2008 Full inspection:
20 May 2002 Full inspection
20 May 2002 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy learning and build strong relationships.
  • Effective implementation of a new curriculum improving learning.
  • Strong focus on teaching reading and phonics.
  • Pupils' personal development is a priority.
  • Inclusive support for pupils with special educational needs.
  • Good preparation for early years children for their next educational steps.

Areas for Improvement

  • Need for improved planning in subjects beyond English and mathematics.
  • Consistency in the teaching of spelling in key stage 1 needs clarity.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

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 104

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 0.2
Writing 1.1
Maths 1.8

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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 24 2
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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