Robert Kett Primary School
Hewitts Lane, Wymondham, NR18 0LS
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Robert Kett Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Cara Fahy
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 607
- URN
- 121196
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Robert Kett Primary School was a foundation primary school in Wymondham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 607 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Robert Kett Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 |
| Writing progress | -4.30 |
| Maths progress | -1.70 |
How Robert Kett Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 20.1% | 607 | — |
| Robert Kett Primary School | 62% | 6.6% | 21.2% | 502 | 0.0 miles |
| Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham | 89% | 3.5% | 14.3% | 434 | 0.4 miles |
| Browick Road Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.5% | 19.4% | 251 | 0.6 miles |
| Silfield Oak Primary Academy | — | — | — | 30 | 1.2 miles |
| Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 182 | 2.5 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)
- 20.1%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Robert Kett Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Wymondham
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Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham0.4 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Browick Road Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Silfield Oak Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery2.5 miles
Primary · Wymondham
Other schools in Wymondham
- Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham Primary
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Robert Kett Primary School Primary
- Silfield Oak Primary Academy Primary
- Spooner Row Primary School Primary
- Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Wymondham College Prep School Primary
- Wymondham College Secondary
- Wymondham High Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Robert Kett Primary School teach?
- Robert Kett Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Wymondham.
- Has Robert Kett Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Robert Kett 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 Robert Kett Primary School?
- Robert Kett Primary School had 607 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Robert Kett Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Robert Kett 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.