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St. William's Primary School
Context
Headteacher
Miss Sarah Shirras
Multi-school
City2Coast Federation (Federation)
Cluster
Thorpe St. Andrew Cluster (CG13)
Age range
3-11
Status
Community School
Type
Primary & Nursery
DfE Number
2161
Contact details
Address
St. William's Primary School
Williams Loke
St Williams Way
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 0AJ
Williams Loke
St Williams Way
Norwich
Norfolk
NR7 0AJ
Telephone
01603-434128
Office email
Areas
School & Community Zone
LA Area
North & East
Diocese
Not Applicable
Councillor division
District
Broadland
Ofsted
Pupil numbers
Number on Roll (May 2026)
411
Planned admission numbers (2026/27)
45
Planned admission numbers (2027/28)
45
Number on Roll (NOR) detail
| NOR May 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Yr R | 52 |
| Yr 1 | 58 |
| Yr 2 | 60 |
| Yr 3 | 61 |
| Yr 4 | 61 |
| Yr 5 | 62 |
| Yr 6 | 57 |
| Total | 411 |
Admissions policy
School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)
Our Admission Policies for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools are published here: Norfolk admission arrangements - Norfolk County Council
Summary of Norfolk County Council’s Oversubscription criteria
Children who have an Education, Health and Care plan which names the school must by law be offered a place at that school and the number of other children admitted will be reduced accordingly.
If there are more applications for places than there are places available, the Local Authority will give priority to children living nearest to the school, according to the following rules in this order of priority:
1. Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care (children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order, immediately following having been in care, including those who appear, to the admission authority, to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted)
2. Children living in the catchment area and who have a sibling attending the school at the time of their admission
3. Children living in the catchment area who have a brother or sister attending the feeder junior school
4. Children who have a disability and live in the catchment area (Appropriate professional evidence will be required to confirm the disability and the reasons for the request for a place at the preferred school are agreed with by the County Council)
5. Children living in the catchment area
6. Children eligible for the service premium. A pupil is eligible for the service premium if:
a) one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces (including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service)b) they have been registered as a ‘service child’ on a school census in the past 6 yearsc) one of their parents died whilst serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Schemed) One of their parents is in the armed forces of another nation and is stationed in England
7. Children living outside the catchment area who have a brother or sister with an Education, Health and Care Plan attending the school at the time of their admission
8. Children living outside the area served by the school who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time of their admission
9. Children living outside the catchment area who have a brother or sister attending the feeder junior school
10. Children who have a disability and live outside the catchment area (Appropriate professional evidence will be required to confirm the disability and the reasons for the request for a place at the preferred school are agreed with by the County Council)
11. Children of staff
a. where a member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/orb. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for there is a demonstrable skill shortage
12. Children living outside the catchment area
If all children within any of the above rules cannot be offered a place, the highest priority will be given to children living nearest to the school within that rule. To determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured on a straight line 'crow fly' basis, using Ordnance Survey data. If, after following the application of admission rules, the distance between applicants cannot be separated for a final place, the authority will use random allocation to determine the priority for the remaining place. The random selection will be carried out by an Officer of the Council who is not involved with admissions process.
School admission policy : 2027/28 (Agreed)
Our Admission Policies for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools are published here: Norfolk admission arrangements - Norfolk County Council
Children who have an Education, Health and Care plan which names the school
must by law be offered a place at that school and the number of other children
admitted will be reduced accordingly.
If there are more applications for places than there are places available, the Local
Authority will give priority to children living nearest to the school, according to the
following rules in this order of priority:
1. Children in care (looked after children) and children who were previously in care
(children who were looked after, but ceased to be so because they were adopted
or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order,
immediately following having been in care, including those who appear, to the
admission authority, to have been in state care outside of England and ceased
to be in state care as a result of being adopted)
2. Children living in the catchment area and who have a sibling attending the
school at the time of their admission
3. Children living in the catchment area who have a brother or sister attending the
feeder junior school
4. Children who have a disability and live in the catchment area (Appropriate
professional evidence will be required to confirm the disability and the reasons
for the request for a place at the preferred school are agreed with by the County
Council)
5. Children living in the catchment area
6. Children eligible for the service premium. A pupil is eligible for the service
premium if:
a) one of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces (including pupils with a parent who is on full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service)b) they have been registered as a ‘service child’ on a school census in the past 6 yearsc) one of their parents died whilst serving in the armed forces and the pupil receives a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or the War Pensions Schemed) One of their parents is in the armed forces of another nation and is stationed in England
7. Children living outside the catchment area who have a brother or sister with an
Education, Health and Care Plan attending the school at the time of their
admission
8. Children living outside the area served by the school who have a brother or
sister attending the school at the time of their admission
9. Children living outside the catchment area who have a brother or sister attending
the feeder junior school
10. Children who have a disability and live outside the catchment area (Appropriate
professional evidence will be required to confirm the disability and the reasons
for the request for a place at the preferred school are agreed with by the County
Council)
11. Children of staff
a. where a member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made and/orb. the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for there is a demonstrable skill shortage
12. Children living outside the catchment area
If all children within any of the above rules cannot be offered a place, the highest
priority will be given to children living nearest to the school within that rule. To
determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured on a straight line 'crow fly'
basis, using Ordnance Survey data. If, after following the application of admission
rules, the distance between applicants cannot be separated for a final place, the
authority will use random allocation to determine the priority for the remaining place.
The random selection will be carried out by an Officer of the Council who is not
involved with admissions process.