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Norton CEVC Primary School

Mid Suffolk, IP31 3LZPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
63%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
28 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#6,781
of 13,686 nationally

About Norton CEVC Primary School

Norton CEVC Primary School sits within the Suffolk local authority, a Church of England primary that serves 205 pupils in Mid Suffolk. Among its local peers, the school ranks behind Stratford St Mary Primary School, Somerleyton Primary School, and Wenhaston Primary School, which hold the top three spots in the area. Within Suffolk’s 253 primary schools, Norton places 88th, placing it comfortably in the upper third of the county. The school is noticeably popular with local families: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 81 applications for just 30 places, with 28 of those offers going to first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of 2. 7 to one tells you this is a school that parents actively seek out. It’s a mixed, state-funded primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 210, so it’s running very close to full. The headteacher is Lisa Sparkes, who leads a school that has held a Good rating from Ofsted since its most recent inspection in 2024.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSchool Close, Bury St Edmunds, Mid Suffolk, IP31 3LZ
HeadteacherLisa Sparkes
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils205
Free School Meals (FSM)10.2%
School Capacity205 / 210 (98% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

3 Dec 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 26 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Norton CEVC Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.