Overall Oxbridge
#471
1 ranked schools · +443 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+27.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Thetford
Flanked by the ancient pinewoods of Thetford Forest and threaded by the River Little Ouse, Thetford has anchored the Breckland corner of southwest Norfolk since the Iron Age.
Around 25,000 people live across the town and surrounding parishes, and Watton and Shipdham, the school-competitive belt running north through the heathland, draw families competing for primary places in the district's rural schools. Elveden and Methwold lie further out. Thetford railway station, one of East Anglia's finest surviving pieces of Victorian rail architecture, connects the market town to Norwich via the Breckland line in around thirty minutes.
20
Primary
schools
3
Secondary
schools
3
Special
schools
1
Other
schools
of which1sixth forms·9faith27 total
Area Performance
Thetford schools rank in the top 66% of England
Across 20 primary and secondary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.96/10, -0.40 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
4% Elite
Distribution across all Thetford schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Thetford vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 66%
Across all ranked Thetford schools
Top 64%Primaryavg #9,598 of 14,978
Top 79%Secondaryavg #3,065 of 3,861
Primary schools: 17 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.30 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,598
-14 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 64% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
55%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.0/10
-0.30 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,598
-14 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 64% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
55%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
4%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 3 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.5/10
-0.93 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#3,065
-29 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 79% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
44.5
+5.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.5/10
-0.93 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#3,065
-29 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 79% of 3,861
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
44.5
+5.4 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Cambridge
#364
1 ranked schools · +409 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
2
Offers
1
Offer rate50.0%
+20.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Thetford
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Thetford
1 Sixth Form
2026
Thetford
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