Norwich Primary Academy

Norwich Primary Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspected areas. The school fosters an environment where pupils feel safe and supported, encouraging them to develop into confident and resilient individuals. The curriculum is designed to enhance pupils' reading skills and knowledge retention, with effective phonics instruction helping to ensure that many pupils, including disadvantaged ones, make significant progress. The leadership team has introduced initiatives to promote a love for reading and has positively impacted the school community, which is reflected in the strong behavior and attitudes of the pupils.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with a clear vision for the school.
• High expectations for pupil behavior leading to a positive learning environment.
• Effective phonics teaching that supports reading development.
• Curriculum is well-structured and includes rich vocabulary and literature.
• Pupils with special educational needs are well supported.
• Improvements in attendance and a significant reduction in exclusions.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack embedded skills, such as history and geography.
• Variability in the presentation of pupils' writing across subjects.
• Limited opportunities for problem-solving in mathematics.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Norwich Primary Academy attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.1% of pupils at Norwich Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Norwich Primary Academy had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.9% of pupils at Norwich Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Norwich Primary Academy received £8,208 and spent £8,474 for each of its 321 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £130,000 (£405 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Inspiration Trust, income was £8,318 and spending £8,382 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Norwich · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Norwich Primary Academy is part of Inspiration Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Cringleford Prep Cringleford
• Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School Norwich
• Jane Austen College Norwich
• Hewett Academy Norwich
• Charles Darwin Primary School Norwich
• Hethersett Academy Norwich
• Wayland Academy Thetford
• Cobholm Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Cromer Academy Cromer
• Great Yarmouth Charter Academy Great Yarmouth

What is Norwich Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Norwich Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Norwich Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Norwich Primary Academy was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Norwich Primary Academy have?

Norwich Primary Academy has 295 pupils on roll.

What age range does Norwich Primary Academy cover?

Norwich Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Norwich Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 49% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Norwich Primary Academy?

Norwich Primary Academy is at Clarkson Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8ED.