Sheringham Community Primary School
Cooper Road, Off Holway Road, Sheringham, NR26 8UH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachael Carter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 690
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 120851
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01263823848
About this school
Sheringham Community Primary School is a community primary school in Sheringham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 398 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 November 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 | 82 | 64 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 53% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 89% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 84% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Sheringham 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 | 61% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 449 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sheringham Community Primary School compares
Sheringham Community Primary School ranked 105th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.2% | 22.3% | 398 | — |
| Gresham Village School and Nursery | 60% | 6.6% | 6.8% | 138 | 2.7 miles |
| Kelling CE Primary School | 17% | 5.4% | 30% | 56 | 3.7 miles |
| Cromer Junior School | 42% | 5.6% | 30% | 255 | 4.4 miles |
| Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer | — | 6% | 19.2% | 126 | 4.5 miles |
| Holt Community Primary School | 50% | 5.9% | 38.3% | 176 | 5.2 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)
- 22.34%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 5.16%
- Persistent absence
- 13.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gresham Village School and Nursery2.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Kelling CE Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Kelling
-
Cromer Junior School4.4 miles
Primary · Cromer
-
Suffield Park Infant and Nursery School, Cromer4.5 miles
Primary · Cromer
-
Holt Community Primary School5.2 miles
Primary · Holt
Other schools in Sheringham
- Sheringham High School Secondary
- Sheringham Woodfields School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sheringham Community Primary School teach?
- Sheringham Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sheringham.
- Who is the headteacher of Sheringham Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sheringham Community Primary School is Mrs Rachael Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sheringham Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sheringham 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 Sheringham Community Primary School?
- Sheringham Community Primary School has 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sheringham Community Primary School full?
- Sheringham Community Primary School has capacity for 690 pupils and 398 on roll (58%), 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 Sheringham Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sheringham Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sheringham Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sheringham Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Sheringham Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sheringham Community Primary School rank locally?
- Sheringham Community Primary School ranked 105th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sheringham Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Sheringham Community 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 Sheringham Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sheringham 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.