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Brundall Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Norfolk

Braydeston Avenue, Norwich, NR13 5JX

Website 01603712597

57

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.1%

11.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

277

Capacity used

Nearly full

92%

300 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

38 of 38 families who put it first got an offer

41

Places offered

67

Total applications

1.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3838● 100%
2nd preference182● 11%
3rd preference80● 0%
4th preference30● 0%
Total674060%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
91%
2023
97%
2024
100%
2025

Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Catherine Barnard
Address
Braydeston Avenue, Brundall, Norwich, NR13 5JX
Phone
01603712597
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward / constituency
Brundall · Broadland and Fakenham
Area
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
120909

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals12%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support16%——
52% boys (143)48% girls (134)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

277 pupils · 300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    14 March 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 269 pupils

Attendance

94.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

11.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
21%
21/22
18%
22/23
18%
23/24
12%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths57%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard54%
-8% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard63%
-12% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard59%
-13% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard66%
-8% vs England
Higher standard10%
-16% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard51%
-22% vs England
Higher standard10%
-20% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard71%
-11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

632019382023572024542025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)54%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.