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Information about the school
Attleborough Primary School
Context
Headteacher
Miss Fiona Milne
Multi-school
Sapientia Education Trust (Academy Trust)
Cluster
Attleborough Cluster (CG28)
Age range
4-11
Status
Academy Converter
Type
Primary
DfE Number
2287
Contact details
Address
Attleborough Primary School
18 Besthorpe Road
Attleborough
NR17 2NA
18 Besthorpe Road
Attleborough
NR17 2NA
Telephone
01953-453491
Office email
Website
Areas
School & Community Zone
LA Area
West & Breckland
Diocese
Not Applicable
Councillor division
Attleborough
District
Breckland
Councillor
Daniel Burcham (Reform UK)
Ofsted
Pupil numbers
Number on Roll (May 2026)
363
Planned admission numbers (2026/27)
60
Planned admission numbers (2027/28)
60
Number on Roll (NOR) detail
| NOR May 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Yr R | 38 |
| Yr 1 | 44 |
| Yr 2 | 57 |
| Yr 3 | 57 |
| Yr 4 | 53 |
| Yr 5 | 59 |
| Yr 6 | 55 |
| Total | 363 |
Admissions policy
School admission policy : 2027/28 (Agreed)
Admissions Policy Attleborough-Primary-School-Admissions-Policy-2027-.pdfOVERSUBSCRIPTION CRITERIA
If there is oversubscription in any priority category, places within that category will be
allocated according to the order of the subsequent priorities. Any additional “tie break”
2
Approved by Sapientia Education Trust on 4 February 2026
will be determined by a random lottery conducted by the School under the supervision
of an independent person.
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 already have a sibling at the school.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.
FOURTH PRIORITY. 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 Ordinance Survey data and calculated by the Local Authority School Admissions Department.