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Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy

URN
150067
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy
URN
150067
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

36 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

27

Inspection

45

Admissions Value

22

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
21 November 2021
Inspection date
12 October 2021
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Requires improvement

    Graded 21 November 2021

  • Quality of education

    Requires improvement

    Graded 21 November 2021

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

1

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

7

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

1

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

7×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Norfolk
Admissions portal
Surrey admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.happisburgh.norfolk.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

56.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

63.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

63.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

50.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NR12 0AB - The Street, Happisburgh, Norwich, Norfolk

Contact details

Address
The Street, Happisburgh, Norwich, Norfolk
Postcode
NR12 0AB
Phone
1692650335
Website
http://www.happisburgh.norfolk.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Norfolk
Local authority code
926

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 932 schools in Norfolk.

Authority statistics

Total schools

932

Open schools

462

Closed schools

468

Primary schools

658

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Good

Graded 21 November 2021

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 21 November 2021

  • Leadership and management

    Requires improvement

    Graded 21 November 2021

  • Early years

    Requires improvement

    Graded 21 November 2021

  • View official Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)

    This inspection was recorded under URN 121039 (Happisburgh CofE VA Primary School).

    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    21 November 202112 October 2021S5 InspectionRequires improvementView report for inspection published 21 November 2021
    • Requires improvement

      Published
      21 November 2021
      Inspected
      12 October 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    14.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 1

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    110

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary658 (70.9%)
    • Secondary110 (11.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other160 (17.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Happisburgh CofE VA Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    All Saints School3.0 kmNot applicableOpen
    East Ruston Infant School & Nursery4.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    East Ruston Area Infant School4.0 kmPrimaryClosed
    Bacton Primary School4.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    The Stables Independent School4.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    Stalham High School5.8 kmSecondaryOpen
    Stalham Infant School and Nursery5.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Stalham Community Infant & Pre-School5.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Stalham High School5.8 kmSecondaryClosed
    • Happisburgh CofE VA Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints School
      Distance
      3.0 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • East Ruston Infant School & Nursery
      Distance
      4.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • East Ruston Area Infant School
      Distance
      4.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Norfolk)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Junior SchoolPrimaryIP24 1EBClosed
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    Admirals AcademyPrimaryIP24 2JTOpen
    Admirals AcademyPrimaryIP24 2JTClosed
    • Abbey Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Acle Church of England Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • Admirals Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP24 2JT
      Status
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    • Admirals Academy
    Bacton Primary School
    Distance
    4.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Stables Independent School
    Distance
    4.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Stalham High School
    Distance
    5.8 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Stalham Infant School and Nursery
    Distance
    5.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Stalham Community Infant & Pre-School
    Distance
    5.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Stalham High School
    Distance
    5.8 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 2JT
    Status
    Closed