Redcastle Family School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Thetford, Norfolk
Redcastle Family School is a primary school in Thetford, Norfolk for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2022.
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Catchment area for Redcastle Family School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- St Martin's Way, Thetford, IP24 3PU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 277 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 15 November 2022
Strengths
- “Redcastle Family School truly is a ‘family’ school, where pupils are happy, safe and enjoy learning.”
- “Adults care deeply for pupils and know them well.”
- “Pupils are valued, listened to, and seen as individuals.”
To improve
- “Bullying happens infrequently.”
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not been as precise in setting out the knowledge and skills pupils need to learn.”
- “In these subjects, pupils do not develop the depth of knowledge that they do in other subjects because staff do not have a unified understanding of what to teach and when.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Queensway Junior Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Queensway Infant Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged
- Norwich Road Academy 0.7 mi Not judged
- Drake Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Admirals Academy 1.3 mi Good
- Raleigh Infant Academy 1.3 mi Good
- Weeting Church of England Primary School 6.4 mi Good