Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School

NorfolkVoluntary controlled school

The Oaks, Ashill, Thetford, IP25 7AP

Headteacher: Mr Dan PickardSchool website ↗Pupils: 109 (capacity: 109)
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2023
Oversubscribed
75% of first-choice applicants offered a place
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2023
75%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 19 September 2023Full report ↗

Good

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

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

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.
53.0%
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%.
12.0%
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 76%·Writing 53%·Maths 88%All three 53%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected53%
Exceeding12%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding35%
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?
15
How many families wanted this school first?
20
How many got their first choice?
15of 20 (75.0%)
How many applied in total?
52

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
18.0%
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).
6.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
58 girls, 51 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 79% (2018/19), currently 53%

* 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
2015/1643.0%7.0%+1.3+3.0-2.0
2016/1747.0%13.0%+2.1+2.7+0.3
2017/1867.0%0.0%-0.90.0-3.3
2018/1979.0%7.0%+1.7-2.4+0.9
2022/2356.0%6.0%-1.8-1.4-1.7
2023/2460.0%7.0%---
2024/2553.0%12.0%---