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Education in Broadland

District

The north east of the East of England. 139,652 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 552 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Broadland, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

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Broadland had 60 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
60
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Broadland had 60 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Broadland among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Broadland is 60.

Schools

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Broadland. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Broadland

Broadland has 60 open schools: 50 primary, 7 secondary, 1 special, 1 independent and 1 pupil referral and alternative provision.

Outstanding
3
Good
10
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

15 of the 58 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between November 2019 and July 2024.

5 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

15 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Broadland

3 schools had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School (December 2023), Rackheath Primary School (July 2024), Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery (November 2019).

Primary (50)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Acle Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11197Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met32% met KS2 standard
Arden Grove Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7173Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Blofield Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11220School remains Good, June 202455% met KS2 standard
Brundall Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11277School remains Good, March 202354% met KS2 standard
Bure Valley SchoolFoundation school7 to 11225Standards maintained, March 202571% met KS2 standard
Buxton Primary SchoolFoundation school4 to 11192Standards maintained, October 202448% met KS2 standard
Cawston Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11123Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade47% met KS2 standard
Cecil Gowing Infant SchoolCommunity school2 to 7173School remains Good, June 2023
Coltishall Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 11213Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard
Drayton CofE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11331School remains Good, October 202349% met KS2 standard
Drayton Community Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led5 to 7185Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
Dussindale Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11362Standards maintained, March 202546% met KS2 standard
Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school4 to 11103Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade53% met KS2 standard
Falcon Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11417Good (overall), November 202252% met KS2 standard
Firside Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11327Standards maintained, March 202571% met KS2 standard
Foulsham Primary School AcademyAcademy converter5 to 1161Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade44% met KS2 standard
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school2 to 11176Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade50% met KS2 standard
Frettenham Primary SchoolCommunity school5 to 1160School remains Good, April 202456% met KS2 standard
Garrick Green Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7116Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter3 to 7205Outstanding (overall), December 2023
Great Witchingham Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1170Standards maintained, December 202450% met KS2 standard
Hainford VC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1172Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
Heather Avenue Infant SchoolAcademy converter5 to 799Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Hemblington Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 11176Good (overall), May 202440% met KS2 standard
Hevingham Primary SchoolFoundation school2 to 11101Good (overall), January 202462% met KS2 standard
Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, ThorpeAcademy converter3 to 11378Good (overall), September 202250% met KS2 standard
Horsford CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11354School remains Good, November 202365% met KS2 standard
John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery SchoolFoundation school2 to 7204Good (overall), December 2023
Kinsale Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7110Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
Kinsale Junior SchoolAcademy converter7 to 11217School remains Good, September 202363% met KS2 standard
Lingwood Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led3 to 11208School remains Good, June 202481% met KS2 standard
Little Plumstead Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11192Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met48% met KS2 standard
Lodge Lane Infant SchoolAcademy converter4 to 7175Standards maintained, May 2025
Nightingale Infant & Nursery SchoolAcademy sponsor led2 to 7169Good (overall), May 2023
Old Catton CofE VC Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11187School remains Good, March 202362% met KS2 standard
Rackheath Primary SchoolCommunity school4 to 11214Outstanding (overall), July 202463% met KS2 standard
Reedham Primary SchoolAcademy converter2 to 1192No outcome in Ofsted's file
Reepham Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led3 to 11235Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade77% met KS2 standard
Salhouse CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11131Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade20% met KS2 standard
Sparhawk Infant School & NurseryCommunity school3 to 7188Standards maintained, February 2025Outstanding (overall), November 2019
Spixworth Infant SchoolCommunity school5 to 7109School remains Good, June 2023
Sprowston Infant SchoolCommunity school4 to 7111Standards maintained, May 2025Good (overall), February 2020
Sprowston Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11175School remains Good, June 202352% met KS2 standard
St Faiths CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school5 to 1180School remains Good, July 202443% met KS2 standard
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school3 to 11127Good (overall), November 202338% met KS2 standard
St William's Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11407Standards maintained, April 202550% met KS2 standard
Taverham VC CE Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school7 to 11406School remains Good, November 202369% met KS2 standard
White House FarmFree schools4 to 11349Good (overall), February 2024
White Woman Lane Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11352School remains Outstanding, May 202471% met KS2 standard
Woodland View Junior SchoolCommunity school7 to 11157Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade67% met KS2 standard

Secondary (7)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Acle AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16709Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 44.5
Aylsham High SchoolFoundation school11 to 161,138School remains Good, January 2024Attainment 8: 48.6
Hellesdon High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,476Requires improvement (overall), October 2023Attainment 8: 42.0
Reepham High School and CollegeAcademy converter11 to 18959Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 49.2
Sprowston Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 181,702Report card, May 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 45.8
Taverham High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 181,254Good (overall), May 2023Attainment 8: 46.4
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth FormAcademy converter11 to 181,830Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 47.9

Special (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Hall SchoolFoundation special school3 to 1997School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024

Independent (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Langley Preparatory School At Taverham HallOther independent school0 to 13288Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Pupil referral and alternative provision (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
UET Pathfinder AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter5 to 16284Requires improvement (overall), July 2024

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.