Hindringham Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
Fakenham · NR21 0PL · Norfolk
Ages 5–11
- Absence5.7%
2.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 138797
Walsingham CE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · WALSINGHAM · NR22 6DU
Ages 4–11 · 30 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Requires improvement
KS2 expected (RWM)
11%
Overall absence
5.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2024-03-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- 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 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)11%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 95.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.2%
Unauthorised1.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 33
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill54%
30 pupils · 56 places
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- Boys / girls
- 14 / 16
- School capacity
- 56
- Capacity fill
- 30 / 56 (54%)
- Free school meals
- 63.3%
- FSM pupils
- 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 4–11
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
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Federation
- The Pilgrim Federation
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Snowdon
Location
- Address
- Wells Road
- Postcode
- NR22 6DU
- Town
- WALSINGHAM
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Urban/rural
- Smaller 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in WALSINGHAM, Norfolk, 30 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 63.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Norwich.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Snowdon
- Telephone
- 01328820265