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Children in Norfolk
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 lower | 79.8% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 similar | 67.5% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 lower | 77.8% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 similar | 21.5% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 93.5% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 90.4% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 similar | 21.3% | 22.4% |
| Babies breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks 2024/25 lower | 53.4% | 55.6% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 lower | 12.6% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 similar | 19.8% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 60% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 50% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 52% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 56% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Norfolk
346 schools
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- Admirals Academy Thetford
- Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy Harleston
- Aldborough Primary School Norwich
- All Saints Academy King's Lynn
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing Diss
- All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Fakenham
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Norwich
- Angel Road Infant School Norwich
- Angel Road Junior School Norwich
- Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Wisbech
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Norwich
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Norwich
- Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School Thetford
- Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham Wymondham
- Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School King's Lynn
- Aslacton Primary School Norwich
- Astley Primary School Melton Constable
- Attleborough Primary School Attleborough
- Avenue Junior School Norwich
- Bacton Primary School Norwich
- Banham Primary School Norwich
- Barford Primary School Norwich
- Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Norwich
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School Dereham
- Beeston Primary School King's Lynn
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery Norwich
- Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Holt
- Blenheim Park Academy Fakenham
- Blofield Primary School Blofield
- Bluebell Primary School Norwich
- Bressingham Primary School Diss
- Brisley Church of England Primary Academy Dereham
- Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Norwich
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School Wymondham
- Brundall Primary School Norwich
- Bunwell Primary School Norwich
- Bure Valley School Norwich
- Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School King's Lynn
- Burston Community Primary School Diss
- Buxton Primary School Norwich
- Caister Infant With Nursery School Great Yarmouth
- Caister Junior School Great Yarmouth
- Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Norwich
- Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Caston Church of England Primary Academy Attleborough
- Catfield CofE Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
- Catton Grove Primary School Norwich
- Cawston Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- Cecil Gowing Infant School Norwich
- Chapel Break Infant School Norwich
- Charles Darwin Primary School Norwich
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant King's Lynn
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior King's Lynn
- Clenchwarton Primary School King's Lynn
- Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School Norwich
- Cobholm Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
- Colby Primary School Norwich
- Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy Fakenham
- Colman Infant School Norwich
- Colman Junior School Norwich
- Coltishall Primary School Norwich
- Corpusty Primary School Norwich
- Costessey Primary School Norwich
- Cringleford CE VA Primary School Norwich
- Cringleford Prep Cringleford
- Cromer Junior School Cromer
- Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School Downham Market
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy Dereham
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Dereham
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School Dereham
- Dersingham Primary School King's Lynn
- Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) Diss
- Diss Church of England Junior Academy Diss
- Diss Infant Academy and Nursery Diss
- Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy Bungay
- Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery King's Lynn
- Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School Downham Market
- Drake Primary School Thetford
- Drayton CofE Junior School Norwich
- Drayton Community Infant School Norwich
- Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School Thetford
- Dussindale Primary School Norwich
- Earsham Church of England Primary Academy Nr Bungay
- East Harling Primary School and Nursery Norwich
- East Ruston Infant School & Nursery Norwich
- Eastgate Academy King's Lynn
- Eaton Primary School Norwich
- Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery Norwich
- Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Thetford
- Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy Great Yarmouth
- Ellingham VC Primary School Bungay
- Emneth Academy Wisbech
- Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Norwich
- Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Norwich
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School King's Lynn
- Fakenham Infant and Nursery School Fakenham
- Fakenham Junior School Fakenham
- Falcon Junior School Norwich
- Filby Primary School Great Yarmouth
- Firside Junior School Norwich
- Fleggburgh CofE Primary School Great Yarmouth
- Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Norwich
- Foulsham Primary School Academy Dereham
- Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School Norwich
- Frettenham Primary School Norwich
- Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy Diss
- Garrick Green Infant School Norwich
- Garvestone Community Primary School Norwich
- Gayton Church of England Primary Academy Kings Lynn
- Gaywood Primary School King's Lynn
- George White Junior School Norwich
- Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School Norwich
- Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Beccles
- Glebeland Community Primary School Beccles
- Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Great Ellingham Primary School Attleborough
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Thetford
- Great Massingham CofE Primary School King's Lynn
- Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery Great Yarmouth
- Greenpark Academy King's Lynn
- Gresham Village School and Nursery Norwich
- Greyfriars Academy Kings Lynn
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School Dereham
- Hainford VC Primary School Norwich
- Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- Hapton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Norwich
- Harpley CofE VC Primary School King's Lynn
- Heacham Infant and Nursery School King's Lynn
- Heacham Junior School King's Lynn
- Heartsease Primary Academy Norwich
- Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School Swaffham
- Heather Avenue Infant School Norwich
- Hemblington Primary School Norwich
- Hempnall Primary School Norwich
- Hemsby Primary School Great Yarmouth
- Henderson Green Primary Academy Norwich
- Hethersett VC Primary School Norwich
- Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School Norwich
- Hevingham Primary School Norwich
- Hickling CofE Infants Academy Norwich
- Highgate Infant School King's Lynn
- Hilgay Riverside Academy Downham Market
- Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe Norwich
- Hillside Primary School Great Yarmouth
- Hindringham Church of England Primary School Fakenham
- Hingham Primary School Norwich
- Hockering Church of England Primary Academy Dereham
- Holly Meadows School King's Lynn
- Holt Community Primary School Holt
- Holy Cross Church of England Primary School King's Lynn
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School Great Yarmouth
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
- Horning Community Primary School Norwich
- Horsford CofE VA Primary School Norwich
- Howard Junior School King's Lynn
- Hunstanton Primary School Hunstanton
- Iceni Primary Academy Hockwold Cum Wilton
- Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School King's Lynn
- John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School Norwich
- Kelling CE Primary School Kelling
- Kenninghall Primary School
- King's Oak Academy King's Lynn
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Dereham
- Kinsale Infant School Norwich
- Kinsale Junior School Norwich
- Lakenham Primary School Norwich
- Langham Village School Holt
- Lingwood Primary Academy Lingwood
- Lionwood Infant and Nursery School Norwich
- Lionwood Junior School Norwich
- Litcham School King's Lynn
- Little Melton Primary School Norwich
- Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy Fakenham
- Loddon Infant and Nursery School Norwich
- Loddon Junior School Norwich
- Lodge Lane Infant School Norwich
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery Great Yarmouth
- Lyng Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- Magdalen Academy King's Lynn
- Magdalen Gates Primary School Norwich
- Manor Field Infant and Nursery School Norwich
- Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School Wisbech
- Martham Academy and Nursery Great Yarmouth
- Mattishall Primary School Dereham
- Middleton Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Mile Cross Primary School Norwich
- Millfield Primary School North Walsham
- Moorlands CofE Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
- Morley Church of England Primary Academy Wymondham
- Mousehold Infant & Nursery School Norwich
- Mulbarton Primary School Norwich
- Mundesley Infant School Norwich
- Mundesley Junior School Norwich
- Mundford Church of England Primary Academy
- Narborough Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Neatishead Church of England Primary School Norwich
- Necton VA Primary School Swaffham
- Nelson Academy Downham Market
- Nelson Infant School Norwich
- Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- Nightingale Infant & Nursery School Norwich
- North Denes Primary School and Nursery Great Yarmouth
- North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Dereham
- North Walsham Infant School North Walsham
- North Walsham Junior School North Walsham
- North Wootton Academy King's Lynn
- Northgate Primary School Great Yarmouth
- Northrepps Primary School Cromer
- Norwich Primary Academy Norwich
- Norwich Road Academy Thetford
- Old Buckenham Primary School and Nursery Attleborough
- Old Catton CofE VC Junior School Norwich
- Ormesby Village Infant School Great Yarmouth
- Ormesby Village Junior School Great Yarmouth
- Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
- Ormiston Herman Academy Great Yarmouth
- Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Cromer
- Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Thetford
- Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
- Poringland Primary School Norwich
- Preston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Norwich
- Pulham Church of England Primary Academy Diss
- Queen's Hill Primary School Norwich
- Queensway Infant Academy Thetford
- Queensway Junior Academy Thetford
- Rackheath Primary School Norwich
- Raleigh Infant Academy Thetford
- Recreation Road Infant School Norwich
- Redcastle Family School Thetford
- Reedham Primary School Norwich
- Reepham Primary School Norwich
- Reffley Academy King's Lynn
- Robert Kett Primary School Wymondham
- Rockland St Mary Primary School Main Office
- Rocklands Community Primary School Attleborough
- Rollesby Primary School Great Yarmouth
- Rosecroft Primary School Attleborough
- Roydon Primary School Diss
- Rudham CofE Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham Swaffham
- Salhouse CofE Primary School Salhouse
- Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary School Norwich
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School Dereham
- Scole Church of England Primary Academy Diss
- Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy Fakenham
- Seething and Mundham Primary School Norwich
- Sheringham Community Primary School Sheringham
- Silfield Oak Primary Academy Wymondham
- Snettisham Primary School King's Lynn
- South Wootton Infant School King's Lynn
- South Wootton Junior School King's Lynn
- Southery Academy Downham Market
- Southtown Primary School Great Yarmouth
- Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery Norwich
- Spixworth Infant School Norwich
- Spooner Row Primary School Wymondham
- Sporle Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Sprowston Infant School Norwich
- Sprowston Junior School Norwich
- St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham Diss
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey Norwich
- St Faiths CofE Primary School Norwich.
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Norwich
- St Germans Academy King's Lynn
- St John's Community Primary School and Nursery Norwich
- St Martha's Catholic Primary School KING'S LYNN
- St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School Great Yarmouth
- St Mary's Church of England Junior Academy Norwich
- St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley Dereham
- St Michael's Church of England Academy King's Lynn
- St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School Norwich
- St Michael's VA Junior School Norwich
- St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery Great Yarmouth
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Thetford
- St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton Norwich
- St William's Primary School Norwich
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy Norwich
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth Great Yarmouth
- Stalham Academy Norwich
- Stalham Infant School and Nursery Norwich
- Stoke Holy Cross Primary School Norwich
- Stradbroke Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
- Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer Cromer
- Surlingham Primary School Norwich
- Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy Norwich
- Swaffham CofE Primary Academy Swaffham
- Swanton Abbott Community Primary School Norwich
- Swanton Morley VC Primary School Dereham
- Tacolneston Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
- Taverham VC CE Junior School Norwich
- Terrington St Clement Community School Kings Lynn
- Terrington St John Primary School Wisbech
- The Bawburgh School Norwich
- The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy Thetford
- The Free School Norwich Norwich
- The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) Harleston
- The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold Thetford
- Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Thetford
- Thompson Primary School Thetford
- Thurlton Primary School Norwich
- Thurton Primary School Norwich
- Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School King's Lynn
- Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School King's Lynn
- Tivetshall Community Primary School Norwich
- Toftwood Infant School Dereham
- Trowse Primary School Trowse
- Tuckswood Academy Norwich
- Tunstead Primary School Norwich
- Upwell Academy Wisbech
- Valley Primary Academy Norwich
- Walpole Cross Keys Primary School King's Lynn
- Walpole Highway Primary School Wisbech
- Walsingham CE VA Primary School WALSINGHAM
- Watlington Community Primary School King's Lynn
- Watton Junior School Thetford
- Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School Thetford
- Weeting Church of England Primary School Brandon
- Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School Wells-Next-the-Sea
- Wensum Junior School Norwich
- West Earlham Infant and Nursery School Norwich
- West Earlham Junior School Norwich
- West Lynn Primary School King's Lynn
- West Walton Community Primary School Wisbech
- West Winch Primary School King's Lynn
- White House Farm Norwich
- White Woman Lane Junior School Norwich
- Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn
- Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery Wymondham
- Wimbotsham and Stow Academy King's Lynn
- Winterton Primary School and Nursery Great Yarmouth
- Woodland View Junior School Norwich
- Woodlands Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
- Woodton Primary School Bungay
- Worstead Church of England Primary School North Walsham
- Wreningham VC Primary School Norwich
- Wroughton Infant Academy Great Yarmouth
- Wroughton Junior Academy Great Yarmouth
- Wymondham College Prep School Wymondham
- Yaxham Church of England Primary Academy Dereham