Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
Pound Green, Thetford, IP25 7LF
229 pupils · 97% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 12.7%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 8 January 2020, published 30 January 2020. 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 | 96% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 18% |
“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 — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 37 | 48 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 39 | 51 | 40 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 22 | 33 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 25 | 29 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 33 | 41 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 17 | 17 | 23 | 17 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 26 | 25 | 33 | 25 |
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
- Toftwood Infant School 4.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School 4.9 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery 5.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Garvestone Community Primary School 5.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.