# Education in Broadland

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.

In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england)

## Number of schools

Broadland: **60** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Published 15 October 2026.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-schools?place=E07000144) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/broadland/education#l-schools-count

## Schools

Exact point level, Great Britain only. Source: Department for Education and Ofsted and Department for Education and Welsh Government and Scottish Government and Ordnance Survey.

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

[Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?place=E07000144) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) · https://openindex.co.uk/broadland/education#l-schools

## Schools in Broadland

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

| Latest Ofsted grade | Schools |
| --- | --- |
| 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.

### Primary (50) (50)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS2 2024/25) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Acle Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acle-church-of-england-primary-academy-e149877) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 197 | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 32% met KS2 standard |
| [Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arden-grove-infant-and-nursery-school-e139736) | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 173 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Blofield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blofield-primary-school-e120788) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 220 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 55% met KS2 standard |
| [Brundall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brundall-primary-school-e120909) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 277 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 54% met KS2 standard |
| [Bure Valley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bure-valley-school-e120911) | Foundation school | 7 to 11 | 225 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Buxton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buxton-primary-school-e120794) | Foundation school | 4 to 11 | 192 | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [Cawston Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cawston-church-of-england-primary-academy-e142837) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 123 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 47% met KS2 standard |
| [Cecil Gowing Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cecil-gowing-infant-school-e120904) | Community school | 2 to 7 | 173 | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Coltishall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coltishall-primary-school-e121017) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 213 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 67% met KS2 standard |
| [Drayton CofE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drayton-cofe-junior-school-e131287) | Voluntary controlled school | 7 to 11 | 331 | School remains Good, October 2023 | 49% met KS2 standard |
| [Drayton Community Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drayton-community-infant-school-e145301) | Academy sponsor led | 5 to 7 | 185 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Dussindale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dussindale-primary-school-e143279) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 362 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 46% met KS2 standard |
| [Fairhaven Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairhaven-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e121150) | Voluntary aided school | 4 to 11 | 103 | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 53% met KS2 standard |
| [Falcon Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/falcon-junior-school-e120913) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 417 | Good (overall), November 2022 | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [Firside Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firside-junior-school-e142840) | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 327 | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Foulsham Primary School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foulsham-primary-school-academy-e144428) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 61 | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 44% met KS2 standard |
| [Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freethorpe-community-primary-and-nursery-school-e120808) | Community school | 2 to 11 | 176 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Frettenham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/frettenham-primary-school-e120809) | Community school | 5 to 11 | 60 | School remains Good, April 2024 | 56% met KS2 standard |
| [Garrick Green Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garrick-green-infant-school-e143460) | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 116 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ghost-hill-infant-and-nursery-school-e145629) | Academy converter | 3 to 7 | 205 | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-witchingham-church-of-england-primary-academy-e142588) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 70 | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Hainford VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hainford-vc-primary-school-e121041) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 72 | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Heather Avenue Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heather-avenue-infant-school-e144143) | Academy converter | 5 to 7 | 99 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Hemblington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hemblington-primary-school-e144574) | Academy converter | 5 to 11 | 176 | Good (overall), May 2024 | 40% met KS2 standard |
| [Hevingham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hevingham-primary-school-e120817) | Foundation school | 2 to 11 | 101 | Good (overall), January 2024 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-avenue-primary-and-nursery-school-thorpe-e143280) | Academy converter | 3 to 11 | 378 | Good (overall), September 2022 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Horsford CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horsford-cofe-va-primary-school-e141991) | Voluntary aided school | 5 to 11 | 354 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 65% met KS2 standard |
| [John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-of-gaunt-infant-and-nursery-school-e120988) | Foundation school | 2 to 7 | 204 | Good (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Kinsale Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kinsale-infant-school-e151420) | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 110 | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Kinsale Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kinsale-junior-school-e146880) | Academy converter | 7 to 11 | 217 | School remains Good, September 2023 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Lingwood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lingwood-primary-academy-e142005) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 208 | School remains Good, June 2024 | 81% met KS2 standard |
| [Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-plumstead-church-of-england-primary-academy-e149878) | Academy converter | 4 to 11 | 192 | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 48% met KS2 standard |
| [Lodge Lane Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lodge-lane-infant-school-e143988) | Academy converter | 4 to 7 | 175 | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Nightingale Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nightingale-infant-and-nursery-school-e146550) | Academy sponsor led | 2 to 7 | 169 | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Old Catton CofE VC Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-catton-cofe-vc-junior-school-e121050) | Voluntary controlled school | 7 to 11 | 187 | School remains Good, March 2023 | 62% met KS2 standard |
| [Rackheath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rackheath-primary-school-e120843) | Community school | 4 to 11 | 214 | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 63% met KS2 standard |
| [Reedham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedham-primary-school-e151195) | Academy converter | 2 to 11 | 92 | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Reepham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reepham-primary-school-e143053) | Academy sponsor led | 3 to 11 | 235 | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 77% met KS2 standard |
| [Salhouse CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salhouse-cofe-primary-school-e121053) | Voluntary controlled school | 2 to 11 | 131 | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 20% met KS2 standard |
| [Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sparhawk-infant-school-and-nursery-e120999) | Community school | 3 to 7 | 188 | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Spixworth Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spixworth-infant-school-e120896) | Community school | 5 to 7 | 109 | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Sprowston Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprowston-infant-school-e120853) | Community school | 4 to 7 | 111 | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Sprowston Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprowston-junior-school-e120852) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 175 | School remains Good, June 2023 | 52% met KS2 standard |
| [St Faiths CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-faiths-cofe-primary-school-e121082) | Voluntary controlled school | 5 to 11 | 80 | School remains Good, July 2024 | 43% met KS2 standard |
| [St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-va-primary-and-nursery-school-e121027) | Voluntary aided school | 3 to 11 | 127 | Good (overall), November 2023 | 38% met KS2 standard |
| [St William's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-williams-primary-school-e120859) | Community school | 3 to 11 | 407 | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 50% met KS2 standard |
| [Taverham VC CE Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taverham-vc-ce-junior-school-e121062) | Voluntary controlled school | 7 to 11 | 406 | School remains Good, November 2023 | 69% met KS2 standard |
| [White House Farm](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-house-farm-e147092) | Free schools | 4 to 11 | 349 | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [White Woman Lane Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-woman-lane-junior-school-e120914) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 352 | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | 71% met KS2 standard |
| [Woodland View Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodland-view-junior-school-e120912) | Community school | 7 to 11 | 157 | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 67% met KS2 standard |

### Secondary (7) (7)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted | Results (KS4 2025/26) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Acle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acle-academy-e138758) | Academy converter | 11 to 16 | 709 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 44.5 |
| [Aylsham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aylsham-high-school-e121164) | Foundation school | 11 to 16 | 1,138 | School remains Good, January 2024 | Attainment 8: 48.6 |
| [Hellesdon High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hellesdon-high-school-e138039) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,476 | Requires improvement (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8: 42.0 |
| [Reepham High School and College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reepham-high-school-and-college-e138829) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 959 | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 49.2 |
| [Sprowston Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sprowston-community-academy-e144359) | Academy sponsor led | 11 to 18 | 1,702 | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8: 45.8 |
| [Taverham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/taverham-high-school-e139487) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,254 | Good (overall), May 2023 | Attainment 8: 46.4 |
| [Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorpe-st-andrew-school-and-sixth-form-e143278) | Academy converter | 11 to 18 | 1,830 | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8: 47.9 |

### Special (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-school-e121257) | Foundation special school | 3 to 19 | 97 | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, April 2024 |

### Independent (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Langley Preparatory School At Taverham Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-preparatory-school-at-taverham-hall-e121225) | Other independent school | 0 to 13 | 288 | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file |

### Pupil referral and alternative provision (1) (1)

| School | Type | Ages | Pupils | Latest Ofsted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [UET Pathfinder Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uet-pathfinder-academy-e140753) | Academy alternative provision converter | 5 to 16 | 284 | Requires 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.

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