Gresham Village School and Nursery

Gresham Village School and Nursery is a small, inclusive school that is performing at the expected standard across the inspected areas, with safeguarding met. Pupils generally achieve well, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged pupils, and by the end of Year 6 reading and mathematics are typically above national levels. Phonics is highly effective, behaviour is calm and positive, and pupils feel safe and cared for. Early years provision is a particular strength, with warm relationships, a well-sequenced curriculum and positive feedback from parents. The curriculum is ambitious and suitable for mixed-age classes, and leaders have made rapid improvements since significant leadership changes; the headteacher took up post in September 2025 and the school is part of Synergy Multi-Academy Trust.

Strengths

• Pupils generally achieve well, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND.
• Reading and mathematics outcomes by Year 6 are typically above national averages.
• Phonics teaching is highly effective and pupils read fluently.
• Pupils are well prepared for secondary school.
• Behaviour is calm and settled, with positive attitudes and rare bullying.
• The school has a friendly, inclusive culture where pupils feel they belong.
• The curriculum is ambitious, well sequenced and suitable for mixed-age classes.
• Early years provision is strong, with a well-designed curriculum and warm relationships.
• Pupils with SEND are identified quickly and generally make secure progress.
• Disadvantaged pupils receive well-targeted academic and pastoral support.
• Leaders have made rapid improvements and staff feel supported.
• Personal development and enrichment are well planned, with pupil voice and responsive pastoral care.

Areas for Improvement

• Writing outcomes are below national averages, although improving.
• The new writing curriculum is not yet delivered consistently well across the school.
• Attendance remains below national figures and persistent absence is above average.
• Teaching adaptations for pupils with SEND are not always precise enough, so some pupils do not build knowledge as securely as they could.
• Pupils' understanding of broader citizenship topics, such as fundamental British values, is still developing.

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 Gresham Village School and Nursery attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.1% 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, 3.0% of pupils at Gresham Village School and Nursery 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 Gresham Village School and Nursery had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.2% 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, 20.3% of pupils at Gresham Village School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.6% 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 Gresham Village School and Nursery received £7,187 and spent £7,700 for each of its 157 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £43,000 (-£277 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Synergy Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,470 and spending £7,697 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 (North Norfolk) · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Gresham Village School and Nursery is part of Synergy Multi Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Sheringham High School Sheringham
• Cromer Junior School Cromer
• Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Norwich
• Corpusty Primary School Norwich
• Astley Primary School Melton Constable
• Reepham Primary School Norwich
• Reepham High School and College Norwich
• Foulsham Primary School Academy Dereham
• Bawdeswell Community Primary School Dereham
• Stalham High School Norwich

What is Gresham Village School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gresham Village School and Nursery is Expected standard, from an inspection in October 2026.

When was Gresham Village School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Gresham Village School and Nursery was last inspected in October 2026.

How many pupils does Gresham Village School and Nursery have?

Gresham Village School and Nursery has 138 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gresham Village School and Nursery cover?

Gresham Village School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Gresham Village School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gresham Village School and Nursery?

Gresham Village School and Nursery is at Cromer Road, Gresham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8RF.