Attleborough Primary School
Besthorpe Road, Attleborough, NR17 2NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Fiona Milne - Headteacher
- Sponsor
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 437
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- URN
- 151655
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953453491
About this school
Attleborough Primary School is a primary academy in Attleborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 365 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Attleborough Primary School (URN 120926).
How Attleborough Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 365 | — |
| Rosecroft Primary School | — | — | — | 457 | 1.3 miles |
| Wymondham College Prep School | 70% | 3.1% | 2.5% | 421 | 2.3 miles |
| Great Ellingham Primary School | 68% | 3.7% | 9.4% | 178 | 2.4 miles |
| Old Buckenham Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 16.8% | 184 | 2.4 miles |
| Morley Church of England Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 20.3% | 124 | 2.7 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Rosecroft Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Attleborough
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Wymondham College Prep School2.3 miles
Primary · Wymondham
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Great Ellingham Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Attleborough
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Old Buckenham Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Attleborough
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Morley Church of England Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Wymondham
Other schools in Attleborough
- Caston Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Ellingham Primary School Primary
- Old Buckenham Primary School Primary
- Rocklands Community Primary School Primary
- Rosecroft Primary School Primary
- Attleborough Academy Secondary
- Old Buckenham High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Attleborough Primary School teach?
- Attleborough Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Attleborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Attleborough Primary School?
- The headteacher of Attleborough Primary School is Miss Fiona Milne - Headteacher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Attleborough Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Attleborough 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 Attleborough Primary School?
- Attleborough Primary School has 365 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Attleborough Primary School full?
- Attleborough Primary School has capacity for 437 pupils and 365 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 Attleborough Primary School a faith school?
- No. Attleborough Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Attleborough Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Attleborough Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Attleborough Primary School?
- Attleborough 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.
- Does Attleborough Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Attleborough Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.