Great Ellingham Primary School
Hingham Road, Great Ellingham, Attleborough, NR17 1HX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Dekker
- Federation
- Great Ellingham Primary and Rocklands Primary
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 120812
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953453342
About this school
Great Ellingham Primary School is a community primary school in Attleborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 178 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 29 March 2023, 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 | 25 | 18 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 44% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 56% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 89% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 83% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Great Ellingham 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 | 36% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Ellingham Primary School compares
Great Ellingham Primary School ranked 62nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 3.7% | 9.4% | 178 | — |
| Rocklands Community Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 13.2% | 73 | 1.8 miles |
| Rosecroft Primary School | — | — | — | 457 | 2.2 miles |
| Attleborough Primary School | — | — | — | 365 | 2.4 miles |
| Hingham Primary School | 62% | 4.4% | 24.3% | 179 | 3.1 miles |
| Morley Church of England Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 20.3% | 124 | 3.2 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)
- 9.44%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 5.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rocklands Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Rosecroft Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Attleborough Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Hingham Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Morley Church of England Primary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Wymondham
Other schools in Attleborough
- Attleborough Primary School Primary
- Caston Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Old Buckenham Primary School Primary
- Rocklands Community Primary School Primary
- Rosecroft Primary School Primary
- Attleborough Academy Secondary
- Old Buckenham High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Great Ellingham Primary School teach?
- Great Ellingham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Attleborough.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Great Ellingham Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Great Ellingham Primary School is Mrs Julie Dekker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Ellingham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Ellingham 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 Great Ellingham Primary School?
- Great Ellingham Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Great Ellingham Primary School full?
- Great Ellingham Primary School has capacity for 180 pupils and 178 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Great Ellingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Great Ellingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Ellingham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Great Ellingham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Great Ellingham Primary School?
- Great Ellingham Primary School is part of the Great Ellingham Primary and Rocklands Primary federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Ellingham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Ellingham Primary School rank locally?
- Great Ellingham Primary School ranked 62nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Ellingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Ellingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Ellingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Ellingham 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.