Roydon Primary School
Manor Road, Roydon, Diss, IP22 5QU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Bradford
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- URN
- 120848
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379642628
About this school
Roydon Primary School is a community primary school in Diss. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 255 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 | 37 | 36 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 39% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 58% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 61% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 61% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Roydon 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 | 46% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 261 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Roydon Primary School compares
Roydon Primary School ranked 166th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 5.2% | 21.1% | 255 | — |
| Diss Church of England Junior Academy | 50% | 6.6% | 33.3% | 149 | 0.9 miles |
| Diss Infant Academy and Nursery | — | 6.9% | 14.9% | 115 | 1.2 miles |
| Palgrave Church of England Primary School | 100% | 4% | 7.1% | 85 | 1.2 miles |
| Bressingham Primary School | 73% | 2.6% | 8% | 139 | 1.7 miles |
| Wortham Primary School | 72% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 100 | 2.3 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)
- 21.13%
- English as an additional language
- 14.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 11.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Diss Church of England Junior Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Diss Infant Academy and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Palgrave Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Nr Diss
-
Bressingham Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Wortham Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Diss
Other schools in Diss
Roydon Primary School ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Diss.
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing Primary
- Bressingham Primary School Primary
- Burston Community Primary School Primary
- Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) Primary
- Diss Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Diss Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
- Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Pulham Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Scole Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham Primary
- Wortham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Roydon Primary School teach?
- Roydon Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Diss.
- Who is the headteacher of Roydon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Roydon Primary School is Mrs Sarah Bradford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Roydon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Roydon 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 Roydon Primary School?
- Roydon Primary School has 255 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Roydon Primary School full?
- Roydon Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 255 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 Roydon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Roydon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Roydon Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Roydon Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Roydon Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Roydon Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Roydon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Roydon Primary School rank locally?
- Roydon Primary School ranked 166th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Roydon Primary School's absence rate?
- Roydon Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Roydon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Roydon 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.