Lingwood Primary Academy

Lingwood Primary Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since the previous inspection in June 2018. The school has successfully navigated a period of significant change and is part of the HEART Education Trust. Pupils express pride in their school environment, highlighting the supportive and friendly atmosphere. They enjoy learning and demonstrate positive social interactions, indicating a strong sense of community and belonging. The curriculum is well-structured and designed to foster ambition in students, particularly in reading, and pupils with special educational needs receive appropriate support, although some still face challenges in accessing the full breadth of the curriculum.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud and articulate about their school.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured.
• Consistent and effective teaching of phonics enhances early reading skills.
• Pupils receive the support they need to catch up in reading.
• There is a positive and respectful school culture.
• Leaders have successfully managed recent staffing changes.
• Pupils value extracurricular activities and leadership opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• A few pupils with SEND do not currently access the full breadth of the new curriculum.
• Implementation of the new curriculum is still in early stages.

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 Lingwood Primary Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.5% 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, 2.9% of pupils at Lingwood Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No 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 Lingwood Primary Academy had 25.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.5% 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, 15.4% of pupils at Lingwood Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.8% 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 Lingwood Primary Academy received £6,516 and spent £7,437 for each of its 198 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £60,000 (£305 per pupil).

Across all 39 schools of Unity Schools Partnership, income was £8,494 and spending £8,500 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 Broadland · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Lingwood Primary Academy is part of Unity Schools Partnership, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Heartsease Primary Academy Norwich
• Colman Infant School Norwich
• Colman Junior School Norwich
• Henderson Green Primary Academy Norwich
• Valley Primary Academy Norwich
• Silfield Oak Primary Academy Wymondham
• Robert Kett Primary School Wymondham
• Breckland School Brandon
• Sir Peter Hall School Bury St. Edmunds
• Sybil Andrews Academy Bury St. Edmunds

What is Lingwood Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lingwood Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Lingwood Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Lingwood Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Lingwood Primary Academy have?

Lingwood Primary Academy has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lingwood Primary Academy cover?

Lingwood Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Lingwood Primary Academy?

Lingwood Primary Academy is at Station Road, Norwich, Lingwood, Norfolk, NR13 4AZ.