Seething and Mundham Primary School
Brooke Road, Seething, Norwich, NR15 1DJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria MacKenzie
- Sponsor
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 144019
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01508550256
About this school
Seething and Mundham Primary School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 96 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 57% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 71% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Seething and Mundham 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 | 63% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 102 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Seething and Mundham Primary School compares
Seething and Mundham Primary School ranked 139th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 4.7% | 16.3% | 96 | — |
| Thurton Primary School | 40% | 4.1% | 6.7% | 110 | 2.0 miles |
| Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 65% | 4% | 13.9% | 97 | 2.1 miles |
| Loddon Junior School | — | — | — | 189 | 2.5 miles |
| Loddon Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | 135 | 2.5 miles |
| Woodton Primary School | 50% | 4.4% | 27.3% | 44 | 2.6 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)
- 16.33%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 6.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thurton Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Loddon Junior School2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Loddon Infant and Nursery School2.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Woodton Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Bungay
Other schools in Norwich
Seething and Mundham Primary School ranks 55th of the 102 ranked primary 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 year groups does Seething and Mundham Primary School teach?
- Seething and Mundham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Seething and Mundham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Seething and Mundham Primary School is Mrs Victoria MacKenzie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Seething and Mundham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Seething and Mundham 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 Seething and Mundham Primary School?
- Seething and Mundham Primary School has 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Seething and Mundham Primary School full?
- Seething and Mundham Primary School has capacity for 100 pupils and 96 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Seething and Mundham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Seething and Mundham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Seething and Mundham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Seething and Mundham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Seething and Mundham Primary School?
- Seething and Mundham Primary School is part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Seething and Mundham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Seething and Mundham Primary School rank locally?
- Seething and Mundham Primary School ranked 139th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Seething and Mundham Primary School's absence rate?
- Seething and Mundham Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Seething and Mundham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Seething and Mundham 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 10 July 2026.