Foulsham Primary School Academy | Primary in Dereham, Broadland | Ofsted & DfE

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

44%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

14%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio13.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Foulsham Primary School Academy · Primary · Norfolk

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

44%

+8pp

50%43%36%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 44%

RWM higher standard

0pp

13%7%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

44%

Writing expected standard

44%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

11%

Science expected standard

56%

SPAG expected standard

44%

SPAG higher standard

33%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

13.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

14%

Contact

Address

High Street, Foulsham, Dereham, NR20 5RT

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

www.foulshamprimary.org.uk

Telephone

01362683389

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	44%	0%	67%	44%	44%	0%	67%	11%	56%	44%	103.0	99.0	101.0	—	—	—	16%	68
2023/24	36%	0%	45%	18%	55%	0%	36%	0%	82%	36%	102.0	97.0	96.0	—	—	—	14%	73
2022/23	39%	0%	67%	33%	56%	0%	39%	11%	100%	56%	104.0	99.0	101.0	-2.90	-5.20	-6.60	11%	85
2018/19	38%	13%	63%	25%	50%	13%	50%	19%	50%	56%	103.0	103.0	104.0	+0.40	-2.30	-1.10	12%	86
2017/18	50%	0%	50%	8%	58%	0%	67%	17%	100%	50%	98.0	104.0	102.0	-6.10	-3.40	+0.50	—	89

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	68	12.7	16%	4%	32%	6%	14%
2023/24	73	15.9	14%	4%	33%	7%	19%
2022/23	85	12.5	11%	1%	28%	6%	12%
2021/22	91	15.2	10%	1%	23%	8%	24%
2020/21	85	17.0	11%	1%	25%	—	—
2018/19	86	15.4	12%	7%	29%	5%	14%
2017/18	—	18.5	—	—	—	4%	6%