Mendham Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Harleston · IP20 0NJ · Suffolk
Ages 3–11
- KS278%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM33.3%
- Demand1.00
1.8 miles away
OpenAll-throughOfsted: Not judgedURN 149197
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
Academy converter · Harleston · IP20 9DD
Ages 3–16 · 824 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
47.3
Overall absence
7.2%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-06-24
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.04
−20+2
Attainment 847.3
English & maths grade 5+35%
English & maths grade 4+64%
EBacc entry23%
EBacc APS: 4.1
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)35%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 99.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 101.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.4%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 5.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 842
Absence trend
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary 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
51
Places offered
53
1st-preference offers
51
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 68
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 51
- Applications from outside LA
- 4
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
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 fill85%
824 pupils · 973 places
- Pupils on roll
- 824
- Boys / girls
- 428 / 396
- School capacity
- 973
- Capacity fill
- 824 / 973 (85%)
- Free school meals
- 24.1%
- FSM pupils
- 195
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH ST BENET'S MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH ST BENET'S MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Diocese of Norwich St Benet's Multi-Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Rob Connelly
Location
- Address
- Wilderness Lane
- Postcode
- IP20 9DD
- Town
- Harleston
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from 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 academy converter (all-through), Ages 3–16, in Harleston, Norfolk, 824 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 24.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Norwich.
Nearby all-through 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
- Rob Connelly
- Telephone
- 01379852561