Marsham Primary School
High Street, Marsham, Norwich, NR10 5AE
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lydia Board
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 35
- Pupils on roll
- 13
- URN
- 120831
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Marsham Primary School was a foundation primary school in Norwich. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 13 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Marsham Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Trends over time
How Marsham 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 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | 13 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marsham Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 9.3% | 84.6% | 13 | — |
| John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.2% | 9.2% | 204 | 1.3 miles |
| Bure Valley School | 71% | 5.3% | 22.7% | 225 | 1.4 miles |
| Hevingham Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 19% | 101 | 1.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School | 38% | 7.3% | 25.7% | 127 | 1.9 miles |
| Buxton Primary School | 48% | 4.1% | 13.3% | 192 | 2.5 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 84.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 30.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School1.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Bure Valley School1.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Hevingham Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Buxton Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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
Common questions
- What ages does Marsham Primary School teach?
- Marsham Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Norwich.
- Has Marsham Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Marsham Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Marsham Primary School?
- Marsham Primary School had 13 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Marsham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marsham 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 31 August 2024.