1
Neatishead Church of England Primary School
Norwich • Norfolk • NR12 8XN
1
17 Mar 2019
Top 10 Primary schools in North Norfolk
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the district of North Norfolk. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
46
Outstanding
1
Good
36
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 2% · G: 84% · RI: 14% · I: 0%
2
Bacton Primary School
Norwich • Norfolk • NR12 0EY
2
10 Sep 2024
3
Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy
Fakenham • Norfolk • NR21 9NQ
2
8 May 2024
4
Blenheim Park Academy
Fakenham • Norfolk • NR21 7PX
2
17 Mar 2024
5
East Ruston Infant School & Nursery
Norwich • Norfolk • NR12 9JD
2
17 Dec 2023
6
Cromer Junior School
Cromer • Norfolk • NR27 0EX
2
29 Nov 2023
7
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School
Fakenham • Norfolk • NR21 8HN
2
26 Nov 2023
8
Fakenham Junior School
Fakenham • Norfolk • NR21 8BN
2
12 Oct 2023
9
Antingham and Southrepps Primary School
Norwich • Norfolk • NR11 8UG
2
4 May 2023
10
North Walsham Infant School
North Walsham • Norfolk • NR28 9HG
2
15 Jan 2023
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Horning Community Primary School 2 • Nov 2022
- Corpusty Primary School 2 • Sep 2022
- Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School 2 • Mar 2022
- Astley Primary School 2 • Jan 2022
- St John's Community Primary School and Nursery 2 • Nov 2019
- Northrepps Primary School 2 • Jun 2019
- Tunstead Primary School 2 • Apr 2019
- Hindringham Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2018
- St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy 2 • Jul 2018
- Stalham Academy 2 • Jan 2017