Horning Community Primary School
School Road, Horning, Norwich, NR12 8PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shefa Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- AIM Federation of Schools
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 68
- Pupils on roll
- 44
- URN
- 120822
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01692630470
About this school
Horning Community Primary School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 44 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horning Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 50% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 50% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 50% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 99.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 99.0 | - |
Trends over time
How Horning Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 33 |
| 2023/24 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | 44 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horning Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.2% | 33.3% | 44 | — |
| Neatishead Church of England Primary School | 57% | 4.9% | 18.5% | 75 | 2.2 miles |
| Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 53% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 103 | 2.5 miles |
| St John's Community Primary School and Nursery | 48% | 5.2% | 22.1% | 221 | 2.7 miles |
| Ludham Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | — | 2.7 miles |
| Salhouse CofE Primary School | 20% | 6.7% | 9% | 131 | 2.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 18 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.19%
- Persistent absence
- 20.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Neatishead Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery2.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Ludham Primary School and Nursery2.7 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Salhouse CofE Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Salhouse
Other schools in Norwich
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
Previous headteacher: Mrs Kathryn Andrews (until September 2026).
- Headteacher changed from Mrs Kathryn Andrews to Mrs Shefa Roberts recorded 1 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Horning Community Primary School teach?
- Horning Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Horning Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Horning Community Primary School is Mrs Shefa Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horning Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horning Community 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 many pupils are at Horning Community Primary School?
- Horning Community Primary School has 44 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Horning Community Primary School full?
- Horning Community Primary School has capacity for 68 pupils and 44 on roll (65%), so it has space against 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 Horning Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Horning Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horning Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Horning Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Horning Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Horning Community Primary School is part of the AIM Federation of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Horning Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Horning Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horning Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horning Community 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 1 September 2026.