Astley Primary School

North Norfolk · NR24 2HH

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 200 pupils, 27% FSM

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Astley Primary School

General Information

Address: Fakenham Road, Melton Constable, NR24 2HH – View on map
Phone: 01263860212
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Jennifer Goakes
Age range: 5-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 23 families put it first for 23 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 13 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

200 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 54
% eligible for free school meals: 27.0%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (similar to the North Norfolk average)
English as an additional language: 5% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 25.4% a year (North Norfolk 17.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 56% moved to another school, 44% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Norfolk: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 26 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Norfolk (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 24 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2021 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 39% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 15 percentage points below the North Norfolk average (54%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 37% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 37%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 61% · Writing 52% · Maths 67% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 21%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 101
Based on: 33 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNorth Norfolk averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 15 percentage points below the North Norfolk average (54%).

Year 6 SATs: 24th of 28 junior and primary schools in the area

=20Swanton Abbott Community Primary School46%
#23Cromer Junior School42%
#24Astley Primary School39%
#25Bacton Primary School38%
#26Fakenham Junior School35%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Blenheim Park Academy90%
#2Stalham Academy82%
#3Langham Village School79%
=4Catfield CofE Primary Academy75%
=4Colby Primary School75%
#6Tunstead Primary School73%
=7Aldborough Primary School71%
=7Worstead Church of England Primary School71%
#9Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School65%
#10Sheringham Community Primary School61%
#11Gresham Village School and Nursery60%
#12St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy58%
#13Neatishead Church of England Primary School57%
#14North Walsham Junior School52%
=15All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery50%
=15Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy50%
=15Holt Community Primary School50%
#18St John's Community Primary School and Nursery48%
#19Mundesley Junior School47%
=20Little Snoring Community Primary Academy46%
=20Millfield Primary School46%
=20Swanton Abbott Community Primary School46%
#23Cromer Junior School42%
#24Astley Primary School39%
#25Bacton Primary School38%
#26Fakenham Junior School35%
#27Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School33%
#28Kelling CE Primary School17%

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3rd of 22 primary schools in North Norfolk for Ofsted rating

#1Neatishead Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Antingham and Southrepps Primary SchoolGood
#3Astley Primary SchoolGood
#4Bacton Primary SchoolGood
#5Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Neatishead Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Antingham and Southrepps Primary SchoolGood
#3Astley Primary SchoolGood
#4Bacton Primary SchoolGood
#5Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#6Blenheim Park AcademyGood
#7Corpusty Primary SchoolGood
#8Gresham Village School and NurseryGood
#9Hindringham Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Holt Community Primary SchoolGood
#11Kelling CE Primary SchoolGood
#12Ludham Primary School and NurseryGood
#13Northrepps Primary SchoolGood
#14Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#15Sculthorpe Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#16Sheringham Community Primary SchoolGood
#17Swanton Abbott Community Primary SchoolGood
#18Worstead Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#19All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and NurseryRequires improvement
#20Catfield CofE Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#21Happisburgh Church of England Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#22Walsingham CE VA Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,150 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

22nd of 22 primary schools in North Norfolk for spending per pupil

#20Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School£6,371
#21Colby Primary School£6,319
#22Astley Primary School£6,150

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy£24,776
#2Catfield CofE Primary Academy£14,819
#3Kelling CE Primary School£12,731
#4Antingham and Southrepps Primary School£12,200
#5Swanton Abbott Community Primary School£11,038
#6Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School£10,908
#7Corpusty Primary School£10,789
#8All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery£9,553
#9Neatishead Church of England Primary School£9,097
#10St John's Community Primary School and Nursery£8,403
#11Blenheim Park Academy£7,647
#12Langham Village School£7,515
#13Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,423
#14Gresham Village School and Nursery£7,248
#15Aldborough Primary School£7,227
#16Worstead Church of England Primary School£6,890
#17Holt Community Primary School£6,851
#18Millfield Primary School£6,834
#19Sheringham Community Primary School£6,820
#20Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School£6,371
#21Colby Primary School£6,319
#22Astley Primary School£6,150

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