Robert Kett Primary School

About Robert Kett Primary School

Robert Kett Primary School sits within the Norfolk local authority, a large county with 344 primary schools, and is one of 54 primary schools in the South Norfolk district. In the most recent local rankings based on the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the school placed 25th out of those 54, putting it just below the midpoint. For context, the top-performing peers in the same area include Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy and Surlingham Primary School, both of which achieved a perfect ranking score of 100, and Stalham Academy with a score of 89. The school is a mixed, non-religious state primary for children aged 4 to 11, with a current roll of 558 pupils against a capacity of 630. It has a higher-than-average proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 21 per cent. The nearest outstanding-rated primary is Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery in Wymondham, just 0.6 kilometres away.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2022 rated its overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement, the same grade it received in its previous inspection in 2018. However, the breakdown shows some strengths: personal development and behaviour and attitudes were both judged Good, as was leadership and management. The quality of education and early years provision were both rated Requires Improvement. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 57 per cent of pupils achieved the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, which is above the Norfolk local authority average of 52 per cent. The average scores in reading and maths were 104 and 102 respectively, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. A small proportion of pupils reached the higher standard in all three subjects — just 5 per cent — though 26 per cent did so in reading alone. Progress scores were not published for the school.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including art studios, music rooms, a sports hall, an ICT suite, a sensory room and a forest school, alongside clubs such as film, choir, eco club, drama and gardening. Sports on offer include football, cricket, swimming and athletics. The school has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, social and emotional mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 103 families applied for 41 places, and all 40 first-preference applicants were offered a spot, giving a first-preference offer rate of 100 per cent. This suggests it is a popular choice locally, particularly for families who value a school with strong pastoral ratings and a wide range of enrichment activities, even if academic outcomes are still developing.

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