Rackheath Primary School

Broadland · NR13 6SL

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 214 pupils, 18.2% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Outstanding

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Rackheath Primary School

General Information

Address: Willoughby Way, Rackheath, Norwich, NR13 6SL – View on map
Phone: 01603720098
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Chris Ashman
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 46 families put it first for 29 places – 16 for every 10 places. 63% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 12 · 2024 11 · 2025 17 · 2026 16
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

214 pupils out of 210 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 39
% eligible for free school meals: 18.2%
Pupil mix: 2 in 10 (less mixed than the Broadland average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.2% a year (Broadland 14.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 19% moved to another school, 81% 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: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 10.0%
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: 17.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 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

Outstanding 2024 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: 63% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 5 percentage points above the Broadland average (58%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 74% against an expected 60%)
3-year average (expected standard): 74%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 69% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 63%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 104
Based on: 32 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 schoolBroadland averageEngland↘ Falling Down 18 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 5 percentage points above the Broadland average (58%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 10th of 34 junior and primary schools in the area

#9Horsford CofE VA Primary School65%
=10Kinsale Junior School63%
=10Rackheath Primary School63%
=12Hevingham Primary School62%
=12Old Catton CofE VC Junior School62%

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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

#1Lingwood Primary Academy81%
#2Reepham Primary School77%
=3Bure Valley School71%
=3Firside Junior School71%
=3White Woman Lane Junior School71%
#6Taverham VC CE Junior School69%
=7Coltishall Primary School67%
=7Woodland View Junior School67%
#9Horsford CofE VA Primary School65%
=10Kinsale Junior School63%
=10Rackheath Primary School63%
=12Hevingham Primary School62%
=12Old Catton CofE VC Junior School62%
#14Frettenham Primary School56%
#15Blofield Primary School55%
#16Brundall Primary School54%
#17Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School53%
=18Falcon Junior School52%
=18Sprowston Junior School52%
=20Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School50%
=20Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy50%
=20Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe50%
=20St William's Primary School50%
#24Drayton CofE Junior School49%
=25Buxton Primary School48%
=25Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy48%
#27Cawston Church of England Primary Academy47%
#28Dussindale Primary School46%
#29Foulsham Primary School Academy44%
#30St Faiths CofE Primary School43%
#31Hemblington Primary School40%
#32St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School38%
#33Acle Church of England Primary Academy32%
#34Salhouse CofE Primary School20%

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2nd of 16 primary schools in Broadland for Ofsted rating

#1Buxton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Rackheath Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Blofield Primary SchoolGood
#4Brundall 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

#1Buxton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Rackheath Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Blofield Primary SchoolGood
#4Brundall Primary SchoolGood
#5Dussindale Primary SchoolGood
#6Frettenham Primary SchoolGood
#7Great Witchingham Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#8Hemblington Primary SchoolGood
#9Hevingham Primary SchoolGood
#10Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, ThorpeGood
#11Horsford CofE VA Primary SchoolGood
#12Lingwood Primary AcademyGood
#13St Faiths CofE Primary SchoolGood
#14St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#15St William's Primary SchoolGood
#16White House FarmGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,883 (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.

9th of 23 primary schools in Broadland for spending per pupil

#7Hemblington Primary School£7,225
#8Hevingham Primary School£7,061
#9Rackheath Primary School£6,883
#10Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School£6,821
#11Dussindale Primary School£6,587

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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

#1Frettenham Primary School£9,071
#2Salhouse CofE Primary School£8,067
#3St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School£7,973
#4Foulsham Primary School Academy£7,897
#5Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,448
#6Reedham Primary School£7,438
#7Hemblington Primary School£7,225
#8Hevingham Primary School£7,061
#9Rackheath Primary School£6,883
#10Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School£6,821
#11Dussindale Primary School£6,587
#12Acle Church of England Primary Academy£6,578
#13Lingwood Primary Academy£6,566
#14Brundall Primary School£6,489
#15Buxton Primary School£6,483
#16Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe£6,455
#17St William's Primary School£6,222
#18Coltishall Primary School£6,081
#19White House Farm£6,018
#20Horsford CofE VA Primary School£5,924
#21Reepham Primary School£5,860
#22Blofield Primary School£5,731
#23Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy£5,556

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