Horsford CofE VA Primary School
About Horsford CofE VA Primary School
Horsford CofE VA Primary School’s headline KS2 results sit below the Norfolk local authority average for primary schools. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 52%, Horsford’s figure is 50% — a modest gap of two percentage points. The school’s ranking within Broadland (28th out of 35) places it in the bottom half locally, and nationally it falls in the 78th percentile, meaning roughly 22% of primary schools perform worse on this metric. That said, the picture is not uniformly weak. In maths and reading individually, 70% of pupils met the expected standard — well above the combined figure — suggesting that writing is the subject dragging the headline number down. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the raw attainment data points to a school that is broadly in line with its neighbours rather than significantly ahead or behind.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
22 Nov 2023Latest monitoring visit (22 Nov 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 28 Jun 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
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Extracurriculars
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Clubs & Activities
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SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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