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Silfield Oak Primary Academy

Primary · ages 4-11MixedFree school30 pupilsWymondhamNorfolk
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
Pupils from low-income families17%Far fewer than most schools
Places390 spare30 pupils, 420 places
Pupils per teacher15.0School workforce census
Pupils on roll30Census January 2026

Silfield Oak Primary Academy is a free school in Wymondham for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 30 pupils and room for 420. About 17 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.

Swallow Drive, Wymondham, NR18 9GE01953 773196silfieldoak.org.ukMrs Emily McMillen headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.

Results

No published results yet for this school.

Getting a place

Open to all. There is no entrance test.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll30Census January 2026
Places4207% full
Pupils from low-income families17%17% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English0%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support3%1 pupil with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%1 pupil with a plan
Average class size30.01 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)17%£7,750 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls17 / 13
White British pupils90%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Specific learning difficulty (1), language and communications needs (1).

Staff

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.

Teachers2.0full-time equivalent, 2 people
Pupils per teacher15.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants2.2full-time equivalent
Vacancies0

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m4712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate85 per 1,000 people7% lower than the England average
Typical house price£300,000South Norfolk

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Browick Road Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil990 m251No overall grade 202483Compare
Robert Kett Primary SchoolAcademy1.2 miles502Report card 202614Compare
Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, WymondhamCouncil1.2 miles434Outstanding 202499Compare
Spooner Row Primary SchoolAcademy2.5 miles107Report card 202639Compare
Wreningham VC Primary SchoolChurch of England2.7 miles108No overall grade 202589Compare
Wymondham College Prep SchoolFree school3.1 miles421Outstanding 202392Compare
Wicklewood Primary School and NurseryFoundation3.1 miles182No overall grade 202429Compare
Morley Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy3.5 miles124No overall grade 202551Compare
Primary schools in NorfolkPrimary schools in WymondhamBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Silfield Oak Primary Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Silfield Oak Primary Academy yet.

How many pupils does Silfield Oak Primary Academy have?

30 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 7% full.

How big are the classes at Silfield Oak Primary Academy?

The average class had 30.0 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Swallow Drive, Wymondham, NR18 9GE
Telephone
01953 773196
Website
www.silfieldoak.org.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Emily McMillen
Type of school
Free school (Free schools, free schools)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Multi-academy trust
Unity Schools Partnership (40 schools)
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward
South Wymondham
Constituency
South Norfolk
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 September 2025 (academy free school)
URN
151650 · LAESTAB 9262277 · UKPRN 10098689
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from