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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 120827

Little Melton Primary School

Community school · Norwich · NR9 3AD

Ages 5–11 · 119 pupils · Norfolk

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-02-14

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)76%
Higher standard (RWM)12%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.8%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
102

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 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

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

14

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
52
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

119 pupils · 119 places

Pupils on roll
119
Boys / girls
63 / 56
School capacity
119
Capacity fill
119 / 119 (100%)
Free school meals
12.6%
FSM pupils
15
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Alex Pritchard

Location

Address
School Lane, Little Melton
Postcode
NR9 3AD
Town
Norwich
County
Norfolk
Local authority
Norfolk
District
South Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

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

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Norwich, Norfolk, 119 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.6%.

Open schools in Norwich
192
Primary schools in Norwich
142
Academies among open schools in Norwich
46% (88)
Open schools in NR9
14
Primary in NR9
11
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.

Compare with theseAll in NorwichNear NR9

  • The Bawburgh School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Norwich · NR9 3LR · Norfolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM10.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Hethersett VC Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Norwich · NR9 3DB · Norfolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Cringleford Prep

    Free schools · Primary

    Cringleford · NR4 7FU · Norfolk

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM3.8%

    1.5 miles away

  • Cringleford CE VA Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Norwich · NR4 7JR · Norfolk

    Ages 5–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM11.4%
    • Demand1.10

    1.8 miles away

  • Chapel Break Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Norwich · NR5 9LU · Norfolk

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand0.96

    1.9 miles away

  • St Michael's VA Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Norwich · NR5 9LA · Norfolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM34.5%

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alex Pritchard
Telephone
01603811446
Website
www.littlemeltonprimaryschool.co.uk/

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