Hemblington Primary School

Hemblington Primary School demonstrates a good overall performance, with notable strengths in pupil behavior and staff support. Teachers instill high expectations in students, leading to better academic outcomes and strong collaboration among pupils. The recent inspection shows significant progress since the previous 'Requires Improvement' grade, reflecting the school's effective leadership under the executive headteacher. However, there is still a need to refine the curriculum documentation for certain subjects to ensure that all learning objectives are clear and measurable.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well and have strong academic outcomes.
• Outstanding behavior management system leading to no disruptions in classes.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Wide range of extracurricular activities fostering personal development.
• Strong collaboration and positive attitudes among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum documentation in some subjects lacks clarity on learning objectives.

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 Hemblington Primary School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.0% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Hemblington 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 Hemblington Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.9% of pupils at Hemblington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 Hemblington Primary School received £6,547 and spent £7,238 for each of its 142 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £10,000 (-£69 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Broad Horizons Education Trust, income was £8,232 and spending £8,091 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

Hemblington Primary School is part of Broad Horizons Education Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Dussindale Primary School Norwich
• Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form Norwich
• Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe Norwich
• Sprowston Community Academy Norwich
• St. Clements Hill Primary Academy Norwich
• Sewell Park Academy Norwich
• Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery Norwich
• Tuckswood Academy Norwich
• Eaton Hall Specialist Academy Norwich
• Bluebell Primary School Norwich

What is Hemblington Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hemblington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Hemblington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hemblington Primary School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Hemblington Primary School have?

Hemblington Primary School has 176 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hemblington Primary School cover?

Hemblington Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Hemblington Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 40% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hemblington Primary School?

Hemblington Primary School is at Mill Road, Blofield Heath, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 4QJ.