Stalham & Sea Palling

Summary

Stalham & Sea Palling (E02005582) is part of Norfolk local authority (view on map). Stalham & Sea Palling has an approximate population of 6,800 people, of which 14% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "smaller rural: further from a major town or city".

Stalham & Sea Palling neighbours Hemsby & Ormesby, Fleggburgh, Rollesby & Martham, Felmingham, Worstead & Happisburgh, and Hoveton, Horning & Potter Heigham.

Headlines

  • 20% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 5% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 2% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Stalham & Sea Palling is the 90th least deprived area in Norfolk (out of 113) with 40% of children living in low-income families, compared to 34% across Norfolk and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Stalham & Sea Palling, 30% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 25% in Norfolk and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Stalham & Sea Palling % in Norfolk % in England
Eligible for free school meals 30% 25% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 70% 75% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Stalham & Sea Palling, 25% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 22% in Norfolk, and 21% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

20% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Stalham & Sea Palling % in Norfolk % in England
No special educational needs 75% 78% 79%
Receiving special educational needs support 20% 15% 15%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5.0% 7.0% 6.0%

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Ethnicity

In Stalham & Sea Palling, 5.0% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 13% in Norfolk, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

5% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Stalham & Sea Palling % in Norfolk % in England
White 93% 87% 67%
Asian – 3.0% 14%
Black – 3.0% 7.0%
Mixed 3.0% 4.0% 7.0%
Other – 1.0% 3.0%
Not known 2.0% 2.0% 2.0%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Stalham & Sea Palling with English as an additional language is 2.0%, compared with 14% in Norfolk, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

2% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Stalham & Sea Palling % in Norfolk % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 2.0% 14% 22%
Known or believed to be English 98% 86% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Stalham & Sea Palling has no registered childcare providers.

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State-funded schools

Stalham & Sea Palling has 5 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Stalham & Sea Palling
All state-funded schools 5
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 4
Secondary and all-through schools 1
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Stalham & Sea Palling since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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Independent schools

Stalham & Sea Palling has 2 independent schools.

Type Number in Stalham & Sea Palling
All independent schools 2
Independent schools 0
Independent special schools 2

In Stalham & Sea Palling, there has been 1 full inspection of independent schools since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, independent schools are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Early years (where applicable)
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Post 16 provision (where applicable)

The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Attendance and behaviour: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

Curriculum and teaching: 1 was graded 'strong standard' (of 1).

Early years: There have been no inspections of Early years in Stalham & Sea Palling so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

Personal development and wellbeing: 1 was graded 'exceptional' (of 1).

Post-16 provision: There have been no inspections of Post-16 provision in Stalham & Sea Palling so no outcomes are available for this area.

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of in Stalham & Sea Palling. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

Outcomes of inspections of independent schools

All independent schools

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 1 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 1 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 1 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 1 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Independent

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 0 0 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

Independent special

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 1 0 1 0 0 0
Attendance and behaviour 1 1 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 1 0 1 0 0 0
Early years 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 1 1 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 1 0 0 0 0
Personal development and wellbeing 1 1 0 0 0 0
Post-16 provision 0 0 0 0 0 0

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