Brisley Church of England Primary AcademyNorth Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Dereham.

Summary of the comparison

Brisley Church of England Primary Academy and North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery are primary schools in Dereham.

  • Brisley Church of England Primary Academy scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Brisley Church of England Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Brisley Church of England Primary Academy was judged Good and North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 58.0% for Brisley Church of England Primary Academy and 33.0% for North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Brisley Church of England Primary Academy (43.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Brisley Church of England Primary Academy versus North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure DerehamBrisley Church of England Primary AcademyDerehamNorth Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100Stronger figureF35/100
Local ranking199th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure321st of 333 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll66 54
Capacity105 105
LocationDereham, NR20 5LH Dereham, NR20 5JS
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Stronger figure33.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure97.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 Stronger figure98.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census66 54
Free school meals (ever 6)16.7% 33.3%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.9%
SEN support10.6% 24.1%
SEN with an EHC plan12.1% 11.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure7.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence9.5% Stronger figure23.6% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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