Spooner Row Primary School

About Spooner Row Primary School

Spooner Row Primary School is a state primary in the Norfolk local authority, serving 104 pupils aged 4 to 11 in the South Norfolk area. Within the local landscape of 344 same-type schools in Norfolk, it sits at rank 86, placing it comfortably in the upper quarter of the county. The top-performing peers in the area include Surlingham Primary School and Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy, both of which achieved a perfect ranking score, alongside Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery in Wymondham with a score of 89. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Wymondham College Prep School, just 2.1 kilometres away. Spooner Row itself has held a Good rating across its recent inspections, most recently confirmed in an ungraded inspection in 2021, where it was judged to remain Good. The school’s leadership and management were also rated Good in its previous graded inspection in 2013, and the early years provision was rated Good back in 2008.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 60%, which is above the Norfolk local authority average of 52%. In individual subjects, 80% met the expected standard in maths, 73% in reading and 73% in writing. However, the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was 0%, and no pupils achieved the higher standard in writing. In maths, 27% reached the higher standard, and 20% did so in reading. The average scaled scores were 105 in maths and 104 in reading, both slightly above the national average of 100. Nationally, the school ranks 7,771 out of 13,686 primary schools based on the combined expected standard metric, placing it in the bottom half of schools nationally. In the East of England region, it ranks 838 out of 1,612.

The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, a dining hall, a library, a forest school area and a chapel. Sports provision covers gymnastics, athletics, rounders, dance, netball and swimming, while extracurricular clubs include science club, coding, film club and drama. The school has identified SEND provisions for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: it received 41 total applications for 15 places, with 19 first-preference applications and 15 first-preference offers, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.73. This suggests strong local demand, particularly from families who prioritise a smaller, community-focused primary with a forest school and a range of clubs. The school does not have a nursery or sixth form, and it is not a boarding school.

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