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Roydon Primary School

Community school · Diss · IP22 5QU

Ages 4–11 · 255 pupils · Norfolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

39%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)39%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.9%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.5%
Enrolments in measure
237

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

23

Places offered

23

1st-preference offers

23

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
23
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 fill65%

255 pupils · 390 places

Pupils on roll
255
Boys / girls
129 / 126
School capacity
390
Capacity fill
255 / 390 (65%)
Free school meals
20.8%
FSM pupils
53
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
Mrs Sarah Bradford

Location

Address
Manor Road, Roydon
Postcode
IP22 5QU
Town
Diss
County
Norfolk
Local authority
Norfolk
District
South Norfolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
8 on roll / 16 capacity

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 Diss, Norfolk, 255 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 20.8%. SEN provision includes: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability.

Open schools in Diss
14
Primary schools in Diss
13
Academies among open schools in Diss
71% (10)
Open schools in IP22
13
Primary in IP22
12
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 DissNear IP22

  • Diss Infant Academy and Nursery

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Diss · IP22 4PU · Norfolk

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM13.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Bressingham Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Diss · IP22 2AR · Norfolk

    Ages 5–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM8.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Wortham Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Diss · IP22 1PX · Suffolk

    Ages 5–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM7.0%
    • Demand1.00

    2.3 miles away

  • Burston Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Diss · IP22 5TZ · Norfolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence8.4%
    • FSM3.7%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Bradford
Telephone
01379642628
Website
www.roydon.norfolk.sch.uk/

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