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23 open schools in Thetford, Norfolk · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Norfolk schools · grammar schools in Thetford

Thetford has 23 state schools: 20 primary, 3 secondary, part of Norfolk's wider catchment. 23 have a published Ofsted rating, and 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Admirals Academy Thetford · Good Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School Thetford · Good Drake Primary School Thetford · Good Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School Thetford · Not judged Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Thetford · Good Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Thetford · Outstanding Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Thetford · Good Iceni Secondary Academy Thetford · Not judged Norwich Road Academy Thetford · Not judged Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Thetford · Good Queensway Infant Academy Thetford · Requires improvement Queensway Junior Academy Thetford · Inadequate Raleigh Infant Academy Thetford · Good Redcastle Family School Thetford · Good St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Thetford · Good The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy Thetford · Not judged The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold Thetford · Good The Thetford Academy Thetford · Good Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Thetford · Good Thompson Primary School Thetford · Not judged Watton Junior School Thetford · Not judged Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School Thetford · Good Wayland Academy Thetford · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Outstanding · ×0.57 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Raleigh Infant Academy Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Good · ×0.92 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold Good · ×0.92 1st prefs/place (2026/27) The Thetford Academy Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Norfolk

Primary schools: Explicit catchment areas with a published interactive catchment map. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Thetford straddles a council boundary: the scheme above is Norfolk's, and Suffolk also has schools here, applying under its own.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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