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Schools near NR26

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

1 state primary school within 2 miles and 2 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of NR26, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of NR26 is the average position of the 3 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near NR26

1 state primary school within 2 miles of the middle of NR26, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. Sheringham Community Primary School

    State primary · Sheringham · 0.22 miles

    73of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 0.22 miles · Ofsted: School remains Good (2023)

    How it scored 73
    • Resultsmatters8.3 of 20 points

      Better than 41% of 14,817 state schools in England: 61% 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 November 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters17.8 of 20 points

      0.22 miles from the middle of NR26, 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 little6.9 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 4.6% at schools with a similar intake; 0.0 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 0.8 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little5 of 10 points

      Classes average 26.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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State secondary schools near NR26

2 state secondary schools within 5 miles of the middle of NR26, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. Sheringham High School

    State secondary · Sheringham · 0.32 miles

    76of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 0.32 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023)

    How it scored 76
    • Resultsmatters7.1 of 20 points

      Better than 35% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.19 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, June 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters18.7 of 20 points

      0.32 miles from the middle of NR26, 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 little4.8 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 9.7% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 13.4 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 little10 of 10 points

      Classes average 18.4 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  2. Cromer Academy

    State secondary · Cromer · 4.2 miles

    62of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · Ofsted: School remains Good (2023) · results: top 31% in England

    How it scored 62
    • Resultsmatters13.9 of 20 points

      Top 31% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of +0.26 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters15 of 20 points

      Ofsted, from a shorter ungraded visit in May 2023: School remains Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters3.1 of 20 points

      4.2 miles from the middle of NR26, 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 little5.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 7.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 18.6 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 little4.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 26.6 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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