Seething and Mundham Primary School

Seething and Mundham Primary School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating this time around. The school is part of the Sapientia multi-academy trust, which provides support and oversight. The headteacher, Victoria MacKenzie, has led the school to not only meet but exceed expectations in several key areas, including leadership, management, and student behavior. The school environment is characterized by happy, safe, and engaged students who have strong relationships with their teachers and are enthusiastic learners.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with a clear vision for success.
• Outstanding behavior and attitudes among pupils.
• Excellent provision for pupils with SEND.
• Engaging and well-structured reading curriculum.
• Effective enrichment activities and community involvement.
• High parental satisfaction with school improvements.

Areas for Improvement

• Phonics teaching organization needs review to enhance early reading proficiency.

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 Seething and Mundham Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.5% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Seething and Mundham Primary School 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 Seething and Mundham Primary School had 19.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.1% 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, 16.7% of pupils at Seething and Mundham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.2% 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 2024–25 Seething and Mundham Primary School received £8,205 and spent £8,025 for each of its 98 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £49,000 (£499 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Sapientia Education Trust, income was £8,533 and spending £8,510 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

Seething and Mundham Primary School is part of Sapientia Education Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Rockland St Mary Primary School Main Office
• Framingham Earl High School Norwich
• Surlingham Primary School Norwich
• Beccles High School Beccles
• White House Farm Norwich
• City Academy Norwich Norwich
• Tivetshall Community Primary School Norwich
• Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Burston Community Primary School Diss
• Wymondham College Wymondham

What is Seething and Mundham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Seething and Mundham Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Seething and Mundham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Seething and Mundham Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Seething and Mundham Primary School have?

Seething and Mundham Primary School has 96 pupils on roll.

What age range does Seething and Mundham Primary School cover?

Seething and Mundham Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Seething and Mundham Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Seething and Mundham Primary School?

Seething and Mundham Primary School is at Brooke Road, Seething, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 1DJ.