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Earsham CE VA Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Nr Bungay · NR35 2TF

Ages 5–11 · 91 pupils · Norfolk

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.4%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
83

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

7

Places offered

7

1st-preference offers

7

Total preferences (any rank)
20
Preferred offers (top 3)
7
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill87%

91 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
91
Boys / girls
38 / 53
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
91 / 105 (87%)
Free school meals
11%
FSM pupils
10
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Norwich
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Heather Brand

Location

Address
School Road, Earsham, Earsham Primary School, the Street
Postcode
NR35 2TF
Town
Nr Bungay
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Norfolk
District
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Nr Bungay, Norfolk, 91 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Norwich.

Open schools in Nr Bungay
1
Primary schools in Nr Bungay
1
Academies among open schools in Nr Bungay
100% (1)
Open schools in NR35
9
Primary in NR35
6
Open schools in Norfolk LA
464
Primary in Norfolk LA
344

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Heather Brand

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