Spooner Row Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Station Road, Wymondham, NR18 9JR
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
79%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.9%
9.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
107
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
108 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
79%
1st preference success rate
15 of 19 families who put it first got an offer
15
Places offered
41
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 19 | 15 | ● 79% |
| 2nd preference | 11 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 37% |
1st preference success by year
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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Alex Seager
- Address
- Station Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9JR
- Phone
- 01953603356
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- South Wymondham · South Norfolk
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144425
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 12% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
107 pupils · 108 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
24 February 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
28 September 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 95 pupils
Attendance
94.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
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)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| 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
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 69% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.