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3 state primary schools within 2 miles and 1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PE37, ranked. Change what matters and the list re-ranks, every reason shown.

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The middle of PE37 is the average position of the 8 schools and nurseries we hold in it. Distances are as the crow flies.

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State primary schools near PE37

3 state primary schools within 2 miles of the middle of PE37, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. Swaffham Meadow Primary School

    State primary · Roman Catholic · Swaffham · 0.48 miles

    45of 100

    Every first choice met in 2026 · 0.48 miles · classes of 15 on average

    How it scored 45
    • Resultsmatters0 of 20 points

      Better than 0% of 14,817 state schools in England: 0% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters0 of 20 points

      Ofsted, February 2024: Inadequate. Ofsted

    • Distancematters15.2 of 20 points

      0.48 miles from the middle of PE37, 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 little0 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 10.8% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 65.2 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 15.0 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

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  2. Swaffham CofE Primary Academy

    State primary · Church of England · Swaffham · 0.67 miles

    45of 100

    Ofsted: Good (2023) · 0.67 miles · classes of 23 on average

    How it scored 45
    • Resultsmatters1.6 of 20 points

      Better than 8% of 14,817 state schools in England: 41% 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 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters13.3 of 20 points

      0.67 miles from the middle of PE37, 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: 28 of 36. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.6% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.3% at schools with a similar intake; 8.1 suspensions per 100 pupils in 2024/25, against 1.3 at schools with a similar intake. DfE, pupil absence and suspensions, school level

    • Class sizea little7.7 of 10 points

      Classes average 22.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page
  3. Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School

    State primary · Church of England · Swaffham · 0.40 miles

    44of 100

    0.40 miles · Ofsted: Good (2023) · not every first choice met in 2026

    How it scored 44
    • Resultsmatters1.2 of 20 points

      Better than 6% of 14,817 state schools in England: 38% 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, July 2023: Good. Ofsted

    • Distancematters16 of 20 points

      0.40 miles from the middle of PE37, 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: 27 of 36. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little3.2 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 5.0% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.8% at schools with a similar intake; 24.1 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 little3.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 27.8 pupils (2025/26). DfE, class sizes, school level

    The school's page

State secondary schools near PE37

1 state secondary school within 5 miles of the middle of PE37, ranked by what matters to you. 1 more was left out by your filters.

  1. The Nicholas Hamond Academy

    State secondary · Swaffham · 0.67 miles

    38of 100

    0.67 miles · classes of 25 on average · Ofsted report card (2026): lowest area needs attention

    How it scored 38
    • Resultsmatters2.6 of 20 points

      Better than 13% of 3,101 state schools in England: Progress 8 of -0.55 in 2023/24 (England +0.01). DfE school performance tables

    • Ofstedmatters5 of 20 points

      Ofsted report card, March 2026: its lowest area is needs attention. Ofsted

    • Distancematters17.3 of 20 points

      0.67 miles from the middle of PE37, 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 Year 7 was offered a place: 152 of 154. We hold no figure for how far places reached. DfE, applications and offers

    • Attendance and behavioura little2.5 of 10 points

      Pupils missed 9.2% of sessions in 2024/25, against 8.5% at schools with a similar intake; 30.6 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 little5.5 of 10 points

      Classes average 25.4 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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