Walsingham CE VA Primary School
Wells Road, Walsingham, NR22 6DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Tom Snowdon
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Federation
- The Pilgrim Federation
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 138797
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01328820265
About this school
Walsingham CE VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Walsingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 30 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 25% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 88% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 11% | 38% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 63% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 99.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.80 | - | - |
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 Walsingham CE 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 | 11% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 26 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walsingham CE VA Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 65.4% | 30 | — |
| Hindringham Church of England Primary School | — | 5% | 7.4% | 35 | 2.8 miles |
| Little Snoring Community Primary Academy | 46% | 6% | 43.7% | 65 | 3.3 miles |
| Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School | 33% | 6% | 24.3% | 197 | 3.8 miles |
| Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy | — | 5.8% | 25.9% | 61 | 4.2 miles |
| Fakenham Junior School | 35% | 4.5% | 20.9% | 257 | 4.7 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 65.38%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.53%
- Persistent absence
- 19.23%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hindringham Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Fakenham
-
Little Snoring Community Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Fakenham
-
Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School3.8 miles
Primary · Wells-Next-the-Sea
-
Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy4.2 miles
Primary · Fakenham
-
Fakenham Junior School4.7 miles
Primary · Fakenham
Common questions
- What year groups does Walsingham CE VA Primary School teach?
- Walsingham CE VA Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Walsingham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Walsingham CE VA Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Walsingham CE VA Primary School is Mr Tom Snowdon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Walsingham CE VA Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Walsingham CE 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 big is Walsingham CE VA Primary School?
- Walsingham CE VA Primary School has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Walsingham CE VA Primary School full?
- Walsingham CE VA Primary School has capacity for 56 pupils and 30 on roll (54%), 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 Walsingham CE VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Walsingham CE VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Norwich.
- Does Walsingham CE VA Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Walsingham CE VA Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Walsingham CE VA Primary School?
- Walsingham CE VA Primary School is part of the The Pilgrim Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Walsingham CE VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 11% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Walsingham CE VA Primary School's absence rate?
- Walsingham CE VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Walsingham CE VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walsingham CE 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 6 July 2026.