Scole Church of England Primary Academy

Scole Church of England Primary Academy is performing well overall, with strong standards in key areas such as safeguarding and pupil behaviour. The school creates a positive and inclusive environment that ensures all pupils feel safe and well-supported in their learning. The curriculum is well-designed and effectively implemented, allowing pupils, including those with special educational needs, to achieve expected standards. However, there are opportunities for further improvement in teaching clarity and providing challenges to students to reach their full potential.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in a positive learning environment.
• Effective safeguarding measures are in place.
• The curriculum is well-designed and engaging.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• High attendance rates consistently above national averages.
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils enhance learning.
• Strong community engagement and parental support.

Areas for Improvement

• Occasional missed opportunities for higher pupil achievement.
• Inconsistent clarity in teacher explanations of learning tasks.
• Need for additional structured activities during playtime.

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 Scole Church of England Primary Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.3% 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, 2.6% of pupils at Scole Church of England Primary Academy 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 Scole Church of England Primary Academy had 11.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 66.7% 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, 43.9% of pupils at Scole Church of England Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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.

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

Scole Church of England Primary Academy is part of The Diocese of Norwich St Benet'S Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Diss Infant Academy and Nursery Diss
• Diss Church of England Junior Academy Diss
• Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) Diss
• Pulham Church of England Primary Academy Diss
• The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) Harleston
• Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy Harleston
• St Mary's Church of England Junior Academy Norwich
• Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy Diss
• Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
• Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy Norwich

What is Scole Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Scole Church of England Primary Academy is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Scole Church of England Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Scole Church of England Primary Academy was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Scole Church of England Primary Academy have?

Scole Church of England Primary Academy has 41 pupils on roll.

What age range does Scole Church of England Primary Academy cover?

Scole Church of England Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Scole Church of England Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Scole Church of England Primary Academy?

Scole Church of England Primary Academy is at Norwich Road, Scole, Diss, Norfolk, IP21 4ED.