Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Wheel Road, Alpington, Norwich, NR14 7NHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Norwich for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 453 schools in Norfolk. It ranks 1st of 103 primary schools in Norwich. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 2 February 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Outstanding
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

17 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths88%

88%, 26 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths18%

18%, 10 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score110

110, 4 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score107

107, 2 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score106

106, 1 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

142 pupils on roll, with places for 140

Eligible for free school meals5.6%

5.6%, 20.9 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language3.5%

3.5%, 18.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support9.9%

9.9%, 4.9 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan1.4%

1.4%, 4.6 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Poringland Primary School	1 mile	Ofsted: Good	63% met the expected standard
Rockland St Mary Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Brooke Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	65% met the expected standard
Thurton Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding	40% met the expected standard
Seething and Mundham Primary School	3 miles	Ofsted: Good	56% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Voluntary aided school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mrs Rosie Welch
Phone: 01508492700
Website: alpington.norfolk.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Wheel Road, Alpington, Norwich, NR14 7NH
Local authority: Norfolk
URN: 121147

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.