St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton

St Peter’s CofE Primary Academy in Easton has received a positive evaluation in its recent inspection, overall rated as 'Good'. The school has created a welcoming environment that supports strong relationships between staff and students, fostering a happy and engaged student body. The curriculum offered is ambitious, with clear support for pupils' learning, and staff have demonstrated skill in aiding students with special educational needs. Nonetheless, the early years provision requires improvement, particularly in ensuring that children are fully engaged and that their varying developmental needs are met effectively.

Strengths

• Welcoming environment where pupils feel happy and cared for.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• Clear understanding and consistent enforcement of behaviour policies.
• Ambitious and well-organized curriculum that most pupils benefit from.
• Effective training for staff to teach the curriculum content.
• Knowledgeable staff providing appropriate support for SEND pupils.
• High levels of pupil attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Early years curriculum delivery does not fully engage children in their learning.
• Development of children's language and communication skills is not sufficiently focused upon.
• Newer subject leaders lack confidence and opportunity to assess pupils' achievements effectively.

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 Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.0% 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, 3.3% of pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton 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 Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% 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, 11.9% of pupils at St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 2021–22 St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton received £5,245 and spent £5,931 for each of its 171 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £34,000 (£198 per pupil).

Across all 33 schools of The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, income was £6,607 and spending £6,903 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Norwich · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton is part of The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Hockering Church of England Primary Academy Dereham
• Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
• Lyng Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
• Yaxham Church of England Primary Academy Dereham
• The Open Academy Norwich
• Cawston Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
• Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Dereham
• Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy Dereham
• Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Thetford
• North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Dereham

What is St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton last inspected by Ofsted?

St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton have?

St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton has 185 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton cover?

St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton?

St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton is at Marlingford Road, Easton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5AD.