Foulsham Primary School Academy
High Street, Foulsham, Dereham, NR20 5RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Ogle
- Sponsor
- Synergy Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 61
- URN
- 144428
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01362683389
About this school
Foulsham Primary School Academy is a primary academy in Dereham. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 61 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- 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 | 18 | 11 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 36% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 45% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 39% | 36% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 36% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.60 | - | - |
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 Foulsham Primary School Academy 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 | 39% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85 |
| 2023/24 | 73 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Foulsham Primary School Academy compares
Foulsham Primary School Academy ranked 213th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 6.5% | 32.4% | 61 | — |
| Bawdeswell Community Primary School | 18% | 6.3% | 32.2% | 85 | 2.6 miles |
| North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery | 33% | 7.9% | 33.3% | 60 | 3.6 miles |
| All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | 50% | 6.4% | 20.6% | 208 | 3.8 miles |
| Reepham Primary School | 77% | 4.8% | 11.6% | 235 | 4.4 miles |
| Lyng Church of England Primary Academy | 81% | 3.7% | 13.8% | 87 | 4.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.35%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.46%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bawdeswell Community Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery3.6 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery3.8 miles
Primary · Fakenham
-
Reepham Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Lyng Church of England Primary Academy4.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Dereham
Foulsham Primary School Academy ranks 8th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Dereham.
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School Primary
- Brisley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School Primary
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hockering Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Primary
- Mattishall Primary School Primary
- North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Primary
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Foulsham Primary School Academy teach?
- Foulsham Primary School Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Dereham.
- Who is the headteacher of Foulsham Primary School Academy?
- The headteacher of Foulsham Primary School Academy is Mrs Catherine Ogle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Foulsham Primary School Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foulsham Primary School Academy, 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 Foulsham Primary School Academy?
- Foulsham Primary School Academy has 61 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Foulsham Primary School Academy full?
- Foulsham Primary School Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 61 on roll (58%), 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 Foulsham Primary School Academy a faith school?
- No. Foulsham Primary School Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Foulsham Primary School Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Foulsham Primary School Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Foulsham Primary School Academy?
- Foulsham Primary School Academy is part of SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Foulsham Primary School Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Foulsham Primary School Academy rank locally?
- Foulsham Primary School Academy ranked 213th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Foulsham Primary School Academy's absence rate?
- Foulsham Primary School Academy's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foulsham Primary School Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foulsham Primary School Academy'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.