Spooner Row Primary School
Station Road, Spooner Row, Wymondham, NR18 9JR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Seager
- Sponsor
- Enrich Learning Trust
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 108
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 144425
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953603356
About this school
Spooner Row Primary School is a primary academy in Wymondham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 107 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Spooner Row 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 60% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 73% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 80% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 73% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Spooner Row 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 | 73% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 104 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spooner Row Primary School compares
Spooner Row Primary School ranked 60th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 107 | — |
| Wymondham College Prep School | 70% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 421 | 1.3 miles |
| Morley Church of England Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 20.3% | 124 | 2.2 miles |
| Silfield Oak Primary Academy | — | — | — | 30 | 2.5 miles |
| Browick Road Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 3.5% | 19.4% | 251 | 2.8 miles |
| Attleborough Primary School | — | — | — | 365 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.54%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.09%
- Persistent absence
- 9.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wymondham College Prep School1.3 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Morley Church of England Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Wymondham
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Silfield Oak Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Wymondham
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Browick Road Primary and Nursery School2.8 miles
Primary · Wymondham
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Attleborough Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Attleborough
Other schools in Wymondham
Spooner Row Primary School ranks 4th of the 7 ranked primary 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
- Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Wymondham College Prep School Primary
- Wymondham College Secondary
- Wymondham High Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Spooner Row Primary School teach?
- Spooner Row Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wymondham.
- Who is the headteacher of Spooner Row Primary School?
- The headteacher of Spooner Row Primary School is Mr Alex Seager, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Spooner Row Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spooner Row 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 Spooner Row Primary School?
- Spooner Row Primary School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Spooner Row Primary School full?
- Spooner Row Primary School has capacity for 108 pupils and 107 on roll (99%), 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 Spooner Row Primary School a faith school?
- No. Spooner Row Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Spooner Row Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Spooner Row Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Spooner Row Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Spooner Row Primary School is part of ENRICH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Spooner Row Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Spooner Row Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Spooner Row Primary School ranked 60th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Spooner Row Primary School's absence rate?
- Spooner Row Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Spooner Row Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Spooner Row 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 2 July 2026.