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Schools near IP20

Harleston, Norfolk · ranked for your family, with the reasons

3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of IP20, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of IP20 is the average position of the 5 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near IP20

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of IP20, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. Mendham Primary School

    State primary · Harleston · 1.2 miles

    68of 100

    Nobody refused in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2024) · classes of 14 on average

    How it scored 68
    • Resultsmatters7.9 of 20 points

      Better than 39% of 14,817 state schools in England: 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in June 2024: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters8 of 20 points

      1.2 miles from the middle of IP20, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 nobody who applied for a Reception place was refused one. Suffolk County Council

    • Attendance and behavioura little7.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 6.1% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.7 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 14.3 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

    State all-through · Church of England · Harleston · 1.6 miles

    59of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2025) · results: better than 37% of schools in England

    How it scored 59
    • Resultsmatters7.5 of 20 points

      Better than 37% of 14,817 state schools in England: 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters4.1 of 20 points

      1.6 miles from the middle of IP20, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little5.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 6.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 18.9 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.8 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.9 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Alburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academy

    State primary · Church of England · Harleston · 1.5 miles

    34of 100

    Absence 3.6% (similar schools 4.0%) · results: better than 30% of schools in England · not every first choice met in 2026

    How it scored 34
    • Resultsmatters6.1 of 20 points

      Better than 30% of 14,817 state schools in England: 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters10 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in May 2025: Standards maintained. There is no grade in it to score. It counts at the middle. Ofsted

    • Distancematters4.6 of 20 points

      1.5 miles from the middle of IP20, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters5 of 20 points

      In 2026 not every family that put it first for Reception was offered a place: 17 of 19. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little6.6 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 3.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.0% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.2 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little1.7 of 10 points

      Classes average 30.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near IP20

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of IP20, ranked by what matters to you.

  1. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

    State all-through · Church of England · Harleston · 1.6 miles

    72of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: Good (2025) · 1.6 miles

    How it scored 72
    • Resultsmatters10.7 of 20 points

      Top 47% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.04 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2025: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters13.6 of 20 points

      1.6 miles from the middle of IP20, as the crow flies. Distance from the school's address in the DfE register

    • Getting inmatters20 of 20 points

      In 2026 every family that put it first for Year 7 was offered a place. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little5.7 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 6.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 18.9 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 16.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little6.8 of 10 points

      Classes average 23.9 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

How the ranking works. Each school scores out of 100: each thing you care about scores it from 0 to 1 on a published figure, weighted by how much you said it matters, and the points under each school add up to its score. A figure we don't hold counts at the middle and the school says so.

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