Swaffham Meadow Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Swaffham, Norfolk.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 61 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 32.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Norfolk |
| Address | 4 Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.shcprimary.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01760721330 |
| URN | 151217 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 7 February 2024, published 18 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, URN 147290).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Swaffham CofE Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Sporle Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 3.7 km)
- Necton VA Primary School (primary school, about 6.0 km)
- Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 6.2 km)
- Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 8.2 km)
- Narborough Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 8.3 km)
- Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 9.2 km)
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