Pulham Church of England Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Harleston Road, Pulham Market, Diss, IP21 4SZ
Phone: 01379676313
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Harriet Beckett
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 98
School capacity: 105
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 26
% eligible for free school meals: 26.5%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 11.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £1,358 (2024-25)

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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.

Ranked #51 of 51 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#49Cringleford CE VA Primary School£5,900
#50Queen's Hill Primary School£5,864
#51Pulham Church of England Primary Academy£1,358

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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.

#1Glebeland Community Primary School£27,563
#2Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy£22,986
#3All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing£20,971
#4Tivetshall Community Primary School£19,188
#5Cringleford Prep£18,913
#6Burston Community Primary School£17,520
#7Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy£16,632
#8Woodton Primary School£10,088
#9Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School£10,082
#10Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£9,797
#11Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)£9,791
#12Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£9,461
#13Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£8,920
#14The Bawburgh School£8,900
#15Barford Primary School£8,426
#16Surlingham Primary School£8,102
#17Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£8,020
#18Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery£7,989
#19Bunwell Primary School£7,769
#20Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy£7,756
#21The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)£7,714
#22Thurlton Primary School£7,591
#23Ellingham VC Primary School£7,549
#24Seething and Mundham Primary School£7,418
#25Thurton Primary School£7,413
#26Aslacton Primary School£7,273
#27Wreningham VC Primary School£7,096
#28Browick Road Primary and Nursery School£6,910
#29Spooner Row Primary School£6,692
#30Hempnall Primary School£6,634
#31Little Melton Primary School£6,622
#32Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham£6,463
#33Roydon Primary School£6,450
#34Stoke Holy Cross Primary School£6,418
#35Trowse Primary School£6,390
#36Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School£6,375
#37St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey£6,340
#38Hingham Primary School£6,328
#39Hethersett VC Primary School£6,319
#40Wymondham College Prep School£6,310
#41Poringland Primary School£6,279
#42Robert Kett Primary School£6,267
#43Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,217
#44Rockland St Mary Primary School£6,207
#45Bressingham Primary School£6,116
#46Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy£6,048
#47Costessey Primary School£5,947
#48Mulbarton Primary School£5,943
#49Cringleford CE VA Primary School£5,900
#50Queen's Hill Primary School£5,864
#51Pulham Church of England Primary Academy£1,358

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