Hemblington Primary School

About Hemblington Primary School

Hemblington Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 55 applications for just 26 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.12. Of those, 25 first-preference families received offers, suggesting strong local demand. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary in Broadland, Norfolk, led by headteacher Andrew Howard, and it currently serves 142 pupils against a capacity of 196. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, the school was rated Good overall, with behaviour and attitudes judged Outstanding — a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2021. The inspection report highlights Good grades for quality of education, early years provision, personal development, and leadership, which will reassure parents looking for a stable, improving environment.

Academically, Hemblington performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Norfolk average of 52%. The school also achieved strong average scores of 107 in reading and 104 in maths. A higher-than-average 39% of pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, though the figures for writing and maths at the higher level were lower, at 7% and 21% respectively. In the Broadland area, the school ranks 9th out of 35 primary schools, placing it in the top 26% locally, and nationally it sits in the top 37% of all primary schools. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds beyond these attainment figures.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including a forest school, ICT suite, art studios, music rooms, sports hall, and playing fields, with clubs spanning choir, coding, drama, chess, gardening and science. Sports on offer include cross country, gymnastics, rounders, netball and tennis. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language needs, physical disabilities, and autistic spectrum disorder. The nearest Outstanding-rated primary is Rackheath Primary School, 4.5 km away. Hemblington is a good fit for families seeking a well-subscribed, improving village school with strong behaviour and above-average core results, particularly in reading.

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