Salhouse CofE Primary School
Cheyney Avenue, Salhouse, NR13 6RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Sonnex
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Neatishead, Salhouse and Fleggburgh Primary Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 157
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 121053
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603720402
About this school
Salhouse CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Salhouse. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 131 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Salhouse CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 20% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 73% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 40% | 40% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 47% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
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 Salhouse CofE 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 | 53% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 20% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 144 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Salhouse CofE Primary School compares
Salhouse CofE Primary School ranked 261st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 6.7% | 9% | 131 | — |
| Rackheath Primary School | 63% | 4.5% | 19.8% | 214 | 1.8 miles |
| Hemblington Primary School | 40% | 5.4% | 16.2% | 176 | 2.1 miles |
| Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy | 48% | 5.2% | 11.6% | 192 | 2.2 miles |
| St John's Community Primary School and Nursery | 48% | 5.2% | 22.1% | 221 | 2.5 miles |
| Horning Community Primary School | — | 8.2% | 33.3% | 44 | 2.9 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)
- 9.03%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rackheath Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Hemblington Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Horning Community Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
Common questions
- What ages does Salhouse CofE Primary School teach?
- Salhouse CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Salhouse.
- Who is the headteacher of Salhouse CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Salhouse CofE Primary School is Mrs Hayley Sonnex, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Salhouse CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Salhouse CofE 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 many pupils are at Salhouse CofE Primary School?
- Salhouse CofE Primary School has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Salhouse CofE Primary School full?
- Salhouse CofE Primary School has capacity for 157 pupils and 131 on roll (83%), 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 Salhouse CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Salhouse CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Norwich.
- Does Salhouse CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Salhouse CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Salhouse CofE Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Salhouse CofE Primary School is part of the Neatishead, Salhouse and Fleggburgh Primary Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Salhouse CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Salhouse CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Salhouse CofE Primary School ranked 261st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Salhouse CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Salhouse CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Salhouse CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Salhouse CofE 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.