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Swanton Morley VC Primary School

Breckland, NR20 4PXPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
21%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
25 1st-choice / 25 offers made
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1525 of 13,686 nationally

About Swanton Morley VC Primary School

Swanton Morley VC Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Breckland, East of England, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 174 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (11 Dec 2024). 21% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 25 first-preference applications and 25 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressManns Lane, Swanton Morley, Dereham, Breckland, NR20 4PX
HeadteacherMr Matthew Richards
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils174
Free School Meals (FSM)23.6%
School Capacity174 / 210 (83% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Dec 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (11 Dec 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 21 Oct 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultySevere LearningOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:40

After-school care

15:15-17:15

Source: swantonmorleyprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Swanton Morley VC Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.