Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Fletcher Way, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3RQ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Acle Church of England Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Clarke
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Constituency
- Broadland
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 121024
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Norwich. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.00 |
| Writing progress | -4.10 |
| Maths progress | -3.70 |
How Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 27.5% | 178 | — |
| Acle Church of England Primary Academy | 32% | 5.9% | 28.7% | 197 | 0.0 miles |
| Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 53% | 4.1% | 13.1% | 103 | 2.6 miles |
| Lingwood Primary Academy | 81% | 4.3% | 14.3% | 208 | 3.0 miles |
| Fleggburgh CofE Primary School | 57% | 5.5% | 20.8% | 53 | 3.2 miles |
| Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School | 50% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 176 | 3.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.5%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acle Church of England Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Lingwood Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Lingwood
-
Fleggburgh CofE Primary School3.2 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School3.7 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 Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Norwich.
- Has Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled 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 Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- What are Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled 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 12 September 2023.