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Information about the school
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery
Context
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Hazard
Multi-school
Sapientia Education Trust (Academy Trust)
Cluster
Wayland Cluster (CG52)
Age range
3-11
Status
Academy Converter
Type
Primary & Nursery
DfE Number
2084
Contact details
Address
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery
Watton Road
Great Hockham
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 1PB
Watton Road
Great Hockham
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 1PB
Telephone
01953-498302
Office email
Website
Map
Areas
School & Community Zone
LA Area
West & Breckland
Diocese
Not Applicable
Councillor division
The Brecks
District
Breckland
Councillor
Fabian Eagle (Conservative)
Ofsted
Pupil numbers
Number on Roll (May 2025)
113
Planned admission numbers (2025/26)
15
Planned admission numbers (2026/27)
15
Number on Roll (NOR) detail
| NOR May 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Nursery | 14 |
| Yr R | 13 |
| Yr 1 | 13 |
| Yr 2 | 13 |
| Yr 3 | 16 |
| Yr 4 | 14 |
| Yr 5 | 13 |
| Yr 6 | 17 |
| Total | 113 |
Admissions policy
School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)
4. OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
FIRST PRIORITY is given to candidates who are looked after or are previously looked after in accordance with paragraph 1.7 of the Schools Admission Code (September 2021).
SECOND PRIORITY is given to candidates who have a sibling who is on roll at the the School already or in the Nursery School or at Old Buckenham High School. A sibling is defined as a brother or sister sharing at least one parent and who is normally resident at the same address. This includes adopted children and those living in the same home under a recognised fostering arrangement.
THIRD PRIORITY is given to children of staff (includes support and teaching staff on a permanent contract) at the school where the member of staff is the legal parent / guardian of that child and: (i) been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or (ii) have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Remaining places are allocated on the basis of proximity to the School. This is determined as the straight line distance between the address at which the child is resident on the closing date for applications and the main entrance of the School using Ordnance Survey data and calculated by the Local Authority School Admissions Department.
School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)
4. OVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
FIRST PRIORITY is given to candidates who are looked after or are previously looked after in accordance with paragraph 1.7 of the Schools Admission Code (September 2021).
SECOND PRIORITY is given to candidates who have a sibling who is on roll at the the School already or in the Nursery School or at Old Buckenham High School. A sibling is defined as a brother or sister sharing at least one parent and who is normally resident at the same address. This includes adopted children and those living in the same home under a recognised fostering arrangement.
THIRD PRIORITY is given to children of staff (includes support and teaching staff on a permanent contract) at the school where the member of staff is the legal parent / guardian of that child and: (i) been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, or (ii) have been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
Remaining places are allocated on the basis of proximity to the School. This is determined as the straight line distance between the address at which the child is resident on the closing date for applications and the main entrance of the School using Ordnance Survey data and calculated by the Local Authority School Admissions Department.