Best primary schools in Norfolk (2026)

Norfolk has 242 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 57%, against 62% for England. 7 are in England's top 10%, and 4 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham Wymondham (South Norfolk)	90%	89%	25%	No rating
2 Top 3% in England	Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Shipdham · Church of England	89%	96%	18%	Good
3 Top 6% in England	Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Alpington and Yelverton · Church of England	82%	88%	18%	Not judged
4 Top 7% in England	Bressingham Primary School South Norfolk	82%	73%	27%	No rating
5 Top 9% in England	Lyng Church of England Primary Academy Lyng · Church of England	79%	81%	25%	Report card
6 Top 9% in England	St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton Easton (Broadland) · Church of England	76%	75%	29%	Good
7 Top 10% in England	Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Church of England	82%	83%	11%	Not judged
8 Top 11% in England	Charles Darwin Primary School Norwich	78%	81%	21%	No rating
9 Top 13% in England	Stalham Academy Stalham	82%	82%	5%	No rating
10 Top 16% in England	Blenheim Park Academy Wicken Green Village	78%	90%	0%	Good
11 Top 16% in England	Stradbroke Primary Academy Gorleston-on-Sea	77%	87%	16%	No rating
12 Top 16% in England	Colby Primary School North Norfolk	78%	75%	4%	Report card
13 Top 19% in England	Iceni Primary Academy Hockwold cum Wilton	80%	80%	0%	Report card
14 Top 20% in England	Catfield CofE Primary Academy North Norfolk · Church of England	75%	75%	8%	Requires improvement
15 Bottom 14% in England	Iceni Secondary Academy Methwold	52%	62%	8%	Not judged
16 Top 21% in England	Ormiston Herman Academy Gorleston-on-Sea	74%	82%	13%	No rating
17 Top 21% in England	Trowse Primary School Trowse Newton	76%	76%	6%	Not judged
18 Top 21% in England	Wreningham VC Primary School Wreningham · Church of England	75%	81%	6%	Not judged
19 Top 22% in England	Cringleford CE VA Primary School Cringleford · Church of England	75%	83%	8%	Good
20 Top 23% in England	Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) Dickleburgh · Church of England	70%	62%	27%	Not judged
21 Top 23% in England	North Wootton Academy King's Lynn	71%	76%	18%	Good
22 Top 25% in England	Rackheath Primary School Rackheath	74%	63%	6%	Outstanding
23 Top 26% in England	Reffley Academy King's Lynn	73%	74%	8%	Good
24 Top 26% in England	Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy South Norfolk · Church of England	70%	70%	10%	Good
25 Top 28% in England	St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Norwich · Roman Catholic	71%	65%	5%	No rating
26 Top 28% in England	Reepham Primary School Reepham (Broadland)	72%	77%	9%	Not judged
27 Top 29% in England	St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy Shouldham · Church of England	70%	79%	8%	Not judged
28 Top 30% in England	Little Melton Primary School Little Melton	69%	61%	17%	Outstanding
29 Top 30% in England	The Bawburgh School South Norfolk	71%	86%	7%	Not judged
30 Top 31% in England	Snettisham Primary School Snettisham	69%	73%	18%	No rating
31 Top 31% in England	Redcastle Family School Thetford	71%	70%	0%	Good
32 Top 31% in England	Browick Road Primary and Nursery School Wymondham (South Norfolk)	71%	71%	13%	Not judged
33 Top 31% in England	Queen's Hill Primary School Queen's Hills	69%	73%	6%	No rating
34 Top 31% in England	Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School Denver · Church of England	68%	76%	6%	Good
35 Top 32% in England	Coltishall Primary School Coltishall	71%	67%	0%	Not judged
36 Top 33% in England	Heacham Junior School Heacham	69%	64%	4%	No rating
37 Top 33% in England	Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Church of England	69%	70%	10%	Good
38 Top 33% in England	Blofield Primary School Blofield	70%	55%	3%	No rating
39 Top 33% in England	Earsham Church of England Primary Academy Earsham · Church of England	73%	73%	0%	No rating
40 Top 33% in England	Eastgate Academy King's Lynn	65%	58%	0%	No rating
41 Top 34% in England	The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold Northwold · Church of England	71%	75%	0%	Good
42 Top 35% in England	Hevingham Primary School Hevingham	70%	62%	8%	Good
43 Top 36% in England	Colman Junior School Norwich	65%	65%	13%	Not judged
44 Top 36% in England	Firside Junior School Norwich	70%	71%	1%	No rating
45 Top 37% in England	Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy Gorleston-on-Sea	68%	72%	8%	Good
46 Top 37% in England	Gaywood Primary School King's Lynn	68%	69%	7%	Report card
47 Top 38% in England	Rocklands Community Primary School Rockland All Saints	67%	79%	14%	Good
48 Top 38% in England	Aldborough Primary School North Norfolk	68%	71%	18%	Not judged
49 Top 41% in England	Hempnall Primary School Hempnall	64%	64%	7%	Good
50 Top 41% in England	Taverham VC CE Junior School Taverham and Drayton · Church of England	64%	69%	12%	No rating
51 Top 43% in England	Eaton Primary School Norwich	65%	72%	7%	No rating
52 Top 44% in England	Clenchwarton Primary School Clenchwarton	63%	53%	10%	Not judged
53 Top 44% in England	Spooner Row Primary School South Norfolk	67%	69%	0%	Report card
54 Top 44% in England	White Woman Lane Junior School Norwich	66%	71%	6%	No rating
55 Top 45% in England	Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School Downham Market	65%	71%	8%	No rating
56 Top 46% in England	Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy Ditchingham · Church of England	65%	45%	9%	Good
57 Top 47% in England	Bure Valley School Aylsham	62%	71%	19%	No rating
58 Top 48% in England	St Martha's Catholic Primary School King's Lynn · Roman Catholic	65%	65%	0%	No rating
59 Top 48% in England	Swanton Morley VC Primary School Breckland · Church of England	62%	21%	0%	No rating
60 Top 48% in England	Valley Primary Academy Norwich	67%	67%	0%	Requires improvement
61 Top 50% in England	Caister Junior School Caister-on-Sea	65%	71%	5%	No rating
62 Bottom 50% in England	Yaxham Church of England Primary Academy Clint Green · Church of England	63%	76%	12%	Good
63 Bottom 49% in England	Emneth Academy Emneth and Elm	59%	60%	16%	Good
64 Bottom 49% in England	Nelson Academy Downham Market	62%	63%	4%	No rating
65 Bottom 48% in England	Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Feltwell · Christian	60%	68%	14%	Good
66 Bottom 48% in England	St Michael's VA Junior School Norwich · Church of England	61%	69%	5%	No rating
67 Bottom 47% in England	Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy Garboldisham · Church of England	60%	58%	8%	Good
68 Bottom 47% in England	Lingwood Primary Academy Lingwood	62%	81%	10%	No rating
69 Bottom 46% in England	Aslacton Primary School South Norfolk	64%	67%	0%	No rating
70 Bottom 46% in England	Worstead Church of England Primary School North Norfolk · Church of England	62%	71%	12%	No rating
71 Bottom 46% in England	Filby Primary School Filby	62%	73%	7%	Good
72 Bottom 45% in England	All Saints Academy Stoke Ferry · Church of England	62%	93%	0%	Good
73 Bottom 45% in England	Overstrand, the Belfry, Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Overstrand · Church of England	60%	65%	5%	No rating
74 Bottom 44% in England	Poringland Primary School Poringland	61%	63%	6%	Good
75 Bottom 44% in England	Kinsale Junior School Norwich	63%	63%	0%	No rating
76 Bottom 44% in England	Swanton Abbott Community Primary School North Norfolk	59%	46%	15%	No rating
77 Bottom 43% in England	Rollesby Primary School Rollesby	62%	65%	10%	No rating
78 Bottom 42% in England	St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Carbrooke · Church of England	58%	52%	4%	Good
79 Bottom 42% in England	Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Hopton on Sea · Church of England	59%	68%	5%	No rating
80 Bottom 41% in England	Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School Freethorpe	60%	50%	6%	Not judged
81 Bottom 41% in England	Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School King's Lynn and West Norfolk	62%	61%	0%	Good
82 Bottom 41% in England	Woodlands Primary Academy Bradwell (Great Yarmouth)	61%	60%	0%	No rating
83 Bottom 40% in England	Mulbarton Primary School Mulbarton	58%	65%	10%	Good
84 Bottom 40% in England	Wymondham College Prep School Morley St Botolph	59%	70%	6%	Outstanding
85 Bottom 39% in England	Seething and Mundham Primary School Seething	59%	56%	6%	Good
86 Bottom 39% in England	Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Dereham · Church of England	58%	54%	6%	No rating
87 Bottom 39% in England	West Lynn Primary School King's Lynn	60%	67%	5%	Good
88 Bottom 39% in England	Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School Brooke · Church of England	60%	65%	0%	No rating
89 Bottom 39% in England	Avenue Junior School Norwich	59%	61%	4%	No rating
90 Bottom 39% in England	Robert Kett Primary School Wymondham (South Norfolk)	60%	62%	3%	Report card
91 Bottom 38% in England	Drayton CofE Junior School Taverham and Drayton · Church of England	58%	49%	0%	No rating
92 Bottom 37% in England	Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School Dereham	58%	57%	2%	No rating
93 Bottom 37% in England	Little Snoring Community Primary Academy North Norfolk	56%	46%	8%	Not judged
94 Bottom 37% in England	Costessey Primary School Norwich	57%	55%	9%	Good
95 Bottom 37% in England	Anthony Curton CofE Primary School Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew · Church of England	59%	67%	5%	Good
96 Bottom 37% in England	Angel Road Junior School Norwich	60%	68%	4%	Not judged
97 Bottom 36% in England	Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ashill · Church of England	56%	53%	12%	Good
98 Bottom 36% in England	Sheringham Community Primary School Sheringham	58%	61%	0%	No rating
99 Bottom 36% in England	Ormesby Village Junior School Ormesby St Margaret	57%	70%	12%	Not judged
100 Bottom 35% in England	Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy King's Lynn · Church of England	57%	54%	4%	Outstanding

Showing the top 100 of 242. See all 242 and filter them.

Best primary school in each town

Wymondham (South Norfolk) · best: Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham
Norwich · best: Charles Darwin Primary School
Gorleston-on-Sea · best: Stradbroke Primary Academy
King's Lynn · best: North Wootton Academy
Thetford · best: Redcastle Family School
Bradwell (Great Yarmouth) · best: Woodlands Primary Academy
Dereham · best: Dereham Church of England Junior Academy
Great Yarmouth · best: St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery
Swaffham · best: Swaffham CofE Primary Academy

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What is the best primary school in Norfolk?

On exam results over the last three years, Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham is the top-ranked primary school in Norfolk, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.