OFSTED
30 April 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
INSPIRATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
465
465 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
230
49.5% of pupils
Male pupils
235
50.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.3 pts
below England
School
21.5%
Norwich
25.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
24.2 pts
above England
School
44.5%
Norwich
23.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Norwich
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
32.3%
150
Indian
23.0%
107
African
10.8%
50
Unclassified
6.9%
32
Any other White background
6.0%
28
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.1%
89 of
465 pupils
1.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.2 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
81.0%
20.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
84.0%
Reading
10.2 pts above England
School
84.0%
Norwich
61.1%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Writing
20.7 pts above England
School
91.0%
Norwich
57.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
90.0%
Maths
18.0 pts above England
School
90.0%
Norwich
58.5%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.65%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.57 pts
lower than
England
School
4.65%
Norwich
7.09%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.80%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.02 pts
lower than
England
School
12.80%
Norwich
18.77%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.40%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.60 pts
higher than
England
School
2.40%
Norwich
2.65%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
110.7%
22.5 pts
above England
Charles Darwin Primary School
110.7%
Norwich
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.