Necton VA Primary School
School Road, Swaffham, PE37 8HT
198 pupils · 84% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 37.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 17 June 2026. 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 | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“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 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 24 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 32 | 52 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 22 | 19 | 31 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 15 | 21 | 16 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 21 | 29 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 22 | 18 | 28 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 23 | 31 | 22 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 27 | 41 | 30 |
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
- Sporle Church of England Primary Academy 3.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham 6 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School 6.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Swaffham CofE Primary Academy 6.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Beeston Primary School 6.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
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.