Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Dereham Road, Dereham, NR19 2PW
415 pupils · 95% of 436 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 18.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 February 2024, published 21 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 57% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 53 | 100 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 56 | 111 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 56 | 57 | 86 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 59 | 84 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 55 | 54 | 83 | 55 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 51 | 50 | 83 | 51 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 56 | 56 | 93 | 56 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 84 | 124 | 59 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy 1.4 km · No Ofsted rating
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Toftwood Infant School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School 2.4 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.