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Happisburgh CofE VA Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Laura Watts

location_onNorwich, NR12 0AB

language Visit Website phone 1692650335

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2021

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Students

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Expected Standard

25%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Happisburgh CofE VA Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Norwich, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 94% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Happisburgh CofE VA Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Norwich, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 70 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 25% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #271 of 304 primaries in Norfolk and #14,911 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 36.4%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading38% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing63% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading56% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths22% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.8

-6.5 to 2.2

-0.7

Write

LA -1.7

-4.9 to 3.5

-6.1

Maths

LA -1.5

-10.2 to -2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading59% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA -0.9

-6.0 to -0.6

-2.5

Write

LA -1.1

-5.0 to 0.0

-5.1

Maths

LA -1.5

-7.5 to -2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

18%

LA 57%

Reading73% LA 70%

Writing73% LA 73%

Maths18% LA 68%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.8

-2.5 to 4.5

2.2

Write

LA -0.9

-1.2 to 5.6

-3.9

Maths

LA -1.3

-7.1 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 July 2024

Inspection Report

12 October 2021

Inspection Report

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01 December 2015

Inspection Report

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30 April 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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16 June 2008

Inspection Report

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12 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-10-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2015-12-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-04-30

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2008-06-16

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 56 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	56	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	57	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	61	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	74	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	70	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	75	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	87	1	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	90	2	2.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	82	3	3.7%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	79	2	2.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	88	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	88	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	92	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	111	1	0.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	91	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	92	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	92	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	92	2	2.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	93	1	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	89	1	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	87	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Happisburgh CofE VA Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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