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Drake Primary School

Primary

Breckland · Thetford · IP24 1JW www.drake.norfolk.sch.uk

Pupils
411
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
40%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 16/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Drake Primary School · Primary · Norfolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
40%
-13pp
53%47%40%
'23'24'25
'25 · 40%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
5%3%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
52%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
52%
Maths higher standard
3%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
47%
SPAG higher standard
5%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
411
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Fairfields, Croxton Road, Thetford, IP24 1JW
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2540%0%72%19%52%0%52%3%93%47%103.0100.0100.016%411
2023/2453%5%67%23%78%7%60%17%80%68%104.0102.0104.016%417
2022/2342%0%67%28%72%0%47%10%75%60%104.098.0102.0-0.70-0.80-4.4014%421

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541116.916%26%12%6%12%
2023/2441716.416%22%12%5%11%
2022/2342118.814%23%11%5%11%
2021/2241919.015%23%9%6%13%
2020/2141718.018%21%8%
2018/1936721.216%23%9%5%11%
2017/1832222.016%25%12%5%14%
2016/1727017.013%19%10%5%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.