Rocklands Community Primary School
74 The Street, Rockland All Saints, Attleborough, NR17 1TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 73
- URN
- 120847
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953483369
About this school
Rocklands Community Primary School is a community primary school in Attleborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 73 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 10 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 60% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 70% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 70% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.60 | - | - |
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 Rocklands 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 | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 76 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rocklands Community Primary School compares
Rocklands Community Primary School ranked 19th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 3.6% | 13.2% | 73 | — |
| Great Ellingham Primary School | 68% | 3.7% | 9.4% | 178 | 1.8 miles |
| Caston Church of England Primary Academy | — | 4.7% | 28.1% | 71 | 2.6 miles |
| Rosecroft Primary School | — | — | — | 457 | 3.1 miles |
| Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery | 65% | 4.4% | 14.1% | 99 | 3.3 miles |
| Attleborough Primary School | — | — | — | 365 | 3.8 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)
- 13.16%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.58%
- Persistent absence
- 2.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Ellingham Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Caston Church of England Primary Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Rosecroft Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery3.3 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Attleborough Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Attleborough
Other schools in Attleborough
- Attleborough Primary School Primary
- Caston Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Ellingham Primary School Primary
- Old Buckenham Primary School Primary
- Rosecroft Primary School Primary
- Attleborough Academy Secondary
- Old Buckenham High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rocklands Community Primary School teach?
- Rocklands Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Attleborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Rocklands Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rocklands Community Primary School is Mrs Julie Dekker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rocklands Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rocklands 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 big is Rocklands Community Primary School?
- Rocklands Community Primary School has 73 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rocklands Community Primary School full?
- Rocklands Community Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 73 on roll (104%), 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 Rocklands Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rocklands Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rocklands Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rocklands Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rocklands Community Primary School?
- Rocklands Community 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 Rocklands Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rocklands Community Primary School rank locally?
- Rocklands Community Primary School ranked 19th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rocklands Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Rocklands Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rocklands Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rocklands 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 30 June 2026.