Little Melton Primary School

NorfolkCommunity school

School Lane, Little Melton, Norwich, NR9 3AD

Headteacher: Mr Alex PritchardSchool website ↗Pupils: 118 (capacity: 119)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected February 2024
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
61%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected February 2024
81%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 14 February 2024Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
61.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 78%·Writing 67%·Maths 78%All three 61%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding44%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected67%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected78%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
18
How many families wanted this school first?
21
How many got their first choice?
17of 21 (81.0%)
How many applied in total?
75

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
11.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
52 girls, 66 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 100% (2017/18), currently 61%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1678.0%33.0%+4.9+5.5+4.2
2016/1791.0%17.0%+4.1+4.2+0.6
2017/18100.0%10.0%+1.9+0.7+1.2
2018/1994.0%18.0%+3.4+4.2+2.3
2022/2371.0%0.0%+4.0-2.1+2.9
2023/2476.0%12.0%---
2024/2561.0%17.0%---