Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School
Hythe Road, Methwold, Thetford, IP26 4PPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School is a primary school in Thetford for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 453 schools in Norfolk. It ranks 14th of 18 primary schools in Thetford. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 February 2025, report published 30 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 February 2025
Pupils are happy in this small, caring school. They have warm and positive relationships with their peers and adults. Pupils trust adults to help them with their worries. This helps them to feel safe. Pupils behave well and encourage others to make the right choice to be 'ready, safe and respectful.' Pupils learn a varied curriculum. They look forward to the carefully selected activities that staff prepare. Pupils know it is important to try their best. Staff have high expectations for pupils, and as a result, pupils achieve well. From Reception, children are interested in their learning. They listen well to the staff and are keen to learn and try new things. They like asking questions and talking about what they learned from their reading books. For example, pupils speak positively about the variety of books they read and how it helps them to be more understanding of different cultures. Pupils enjoy a range of enrichment opportunities; this helps them to appreciate life outside of the village and enables them to understand their place in modern Britain. For example, the visit to London for a theatre workshop, helps pupils to understand different roles in the theatre.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, teachers are less secure in their subject knowledge. They do not present learning clearly or check that learning is secure. Pupils find it difficult to remember their learning and have gaps in their knowledge because of this. The school needs to ensure teachers deliver the planned curriculum effectively to help pupils know more and remember more.
- In some areas of learning in the early years, staff do not develop children's vocabulary in line with curriculum expectations. When this is the case, children do not develop the range of vocabulary they should. The school should ensure that staff have the knowledge and skills they need to support children's acquisition of important vocabulary.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
15 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
91 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 93% met the expected standard |
| Iceni Primary Academy | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 80% met the expected standard |
| Mundford Church of England Primary Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Christou
- Phone
- 01366728280
- Address
- Hythe Road, Methwold, Thetford, IP26 4PP
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- URN
- 140712
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.