OFSTED
22 February 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
31 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
26 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
CLARION CORVUS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
239
239 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
104
43.5% of pupils
Male pupils
135
56.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.6 pts
above England
School
36.4%
Norwich
25.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.5 pts
above England
School
23.8%
Norwich
23.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
Norwich
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
64.9%
155
African
9.2%
22
Any other White background
7.5%
18
Any other ethnic group
2.5%
6
Chinese
2.5%
6
Indian
2.5%
6
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
38.1%
91 of
239 pupils
17.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
16.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.7 pts
above
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
45.0%
15.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
Norwich
61.1%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Writing
3.3 pts below England
School
67.0%
Norwich
57.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
57.0%
Maths
15.0 pts below England
School
57.0%
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
7.39%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.17 pts
higher than
England
School
7.39%
Norwich
7.09%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
19.07%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.25 pts
higher than
England
School
19.07%
Norwich
18.77%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.72%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.92 pts
higher than
England
School
2.72%
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
66.4%
21.8 pts
below England
Lionwood Junior School
66.4%
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.