Attleborough Primary School
Besthorpe Road, Attleborough, NR17 2NA
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by Attleborough Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Fiona Milne - Acting Headteacher
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 437
- Pupils on roll
- 374
- URN
- 120926
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Attleborough Primary School was a community primary school in Attleborough. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 374 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Attleborough Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 39 | 53 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 49% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 62% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 58% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 60% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Attleborough 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 | 31% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 374 |
| 2023/24 | 378 |
| 2024/25 | 374 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Attleborough Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.8% | 22.7% | 374 | — |
| Attleborough Primary School | — | — | — | 365 | 0.0 miles |
| Rosecroft Primary School | — | — | — | 457 | 1.3 miles |
| Wymondham College Prep School | 70% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 421 | 2.3 miles |
| Great Ellingham Primary School | 68% | 3.7% | 9.4% | 178 | 2.4 miles |
| Old Buckenham Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 16.8% | 184 | 2.4 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)
- 22.73%
- English as an additional language
- 16.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 15.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Attleborough Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Rosecroft Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Wymondham College Prep School2.3 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Great Ellingham Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Old Buckenham Primary School2.4 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
- Rocklands Community Primary School Primary
- Rosecroft Primary School Primary
- Attleborough Academy Secondary
- Old Buckenham High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Attleborough Primary School teach?
- Attleborough Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Attleborough.
- Has Attleborough Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Attleborough 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 big is Attleborough Primary School?
- Attleborough Primary School had 374 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Attleborough Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 31% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Attleborough Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Attleborough 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 8 July 2025.