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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 120843

Rackheath Primary School

Community school · Norwich · NR13 6SL

Ages 4–11 · 214 pupils · Norfolk

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

1.13 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-07-16

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)78%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
186

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

1.13 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

34

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
47
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
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 fill102%

214 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
214
Boys / girls
105 / 109
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
214 / 210 (102%)
Free school meals
18.2%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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 Chris Ashman

Location

Address
Willoughby Way, Rackheath
Postcode
NR13 6SL
Town
Norwich
County
Norfolk
Local authority
Norfolk
District
Broadland
Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham
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 4–11, in Norwich, Norfolk, 214 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.2%.

Open schools in Norwich
192
Primary schools in Norwich
142
Academies among open schools in Norwich
46% (88)
Open schools in NR13
12
Primary in NR13
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.

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    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 4–11

    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM18.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Salhouse CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Salhouse · NR13 6RJ · Norfolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS220%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM9.2%
    • Demand0.89

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  • Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM10.6%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Falcon Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM20.9%

    2.3 miles away

  • Cecil Gowing Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM11.0%
    • Demand0.96

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  • Dussindale Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR7 0US · Norfolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand1.00

    2.3 miles away

  • St William's Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM11.1%
    • Demand1.02

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Chris Ashman
Telephone
01603720098
Website
www.rackheath.norfolk.sch.uk/

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