Necton VA Primary School
School Road, Necton, Swaffham, PE37 8HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Long
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 134043
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01760722975
About this school
Necton VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Swaffham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Necton VA 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 31 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 45% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 61% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 52% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Necton VA 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 | 62% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 189 |
| 2023/24 | 177 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Necton VA Primary School compares
Necton VA Primary School ranked 124th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% 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 | 58% | 5.8% | 32.1% | 198 | — |
| Sporle Church of England Primary Academy | 38% | 5.5% | 32.9% | 83 | 2.3 miles |
| Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 53% | 5% | 11% | 109 | 3.3 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham | 0% | 10.8% | 38.2% | 61 | 3.7 miles |
| Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School | 38% | 5% | 31.9% | 241 | 3.8 miles |
| Swaffham CofE Primary Academy | 41% | 5.6% | 29.7% | 215 | 3.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.09%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 14.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sporle Church of England Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham3.7 miles
Primary · Swaffham
-
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School3.8 miles
Primary · Swaffham
-
Swaffham CofE Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Swaffham
Other schools in Swaffham
- Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham Primary
- Swaffham CofE Primary Academy Primary
- The Nicholas Hamond Academy Secondary
- Fred Nicholson School Special schools
- OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Necton VA Primary School teach?
- Necton VA Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Swaffham.
- Who is the headteacher of Necton VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of Necton VA Primary School is Mrs Victoria Long, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Necton VA Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Necton VA 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 Necton VA Primary School?
- Necton VA Primary School has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Necton VA Primary School full?
- Necton VA Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 198 on roll (84%), 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 Necton VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Necton VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Norwich.
- Does Necton VA Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Necton VA Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Necton VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Necton VA Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Necton VA Primary School ranked 124th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Necton VA Primary School's absence rate?
- Necton VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Necton VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Necton VA 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 15 July 2026.