Blofield Primary School
Plantation Road, Blofield, NR13 4PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Buxton
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 120788
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603713386
About this school
Blofield Primary School is a community primary school in Blofield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 73% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 80% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 67% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Blofield Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blofield Primary School compares
Blofield Primary School ranked 147th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4% | 6.4% | 220 | — |
| Hemblington Primary School | 40% | 5.4% | 16.2% | 176 | 1.1 miles |
| Brundall Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 15.4% | 277 | 1.2 miles |
| Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy | 48% | 5.2% | 11.6% | 192 | 1.9 miles |
| Lingwood Primary Academy | 81% | 4.3% | 14.3% | 208 | 2.0 miles |
| Surlingham Primary School | 89% | 4% | 15.3% | 65 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.36%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hemblington Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Brundall Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Lingwood Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Lingwood
-
Surlingham Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
Common questions
- What year groups does Blofield Primary School teach?
- Blofield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Blofield.
- Who is the headteacher of Blofield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blofield Primary School is Mrs Victoria Buxton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blofield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blofield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Blofield Primary School?
- Blofield Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blofield Primary School full?
- Blofield Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 220 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blofield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blofield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blofield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blofield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blofield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blofield Primary School rank locally?
- Blofield Primary School ranked 147th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blofield Primary School's absence rate?
- Blofield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blofield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blofield Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.