OFSTED
6 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
153
153 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
64
41.8% of pupils
Male pupils
89
58.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.7 pts
above England
School
42.5%
Norwich
25.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.2 pts
above England
School
40.5%
Norwich
23.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
16.0 pts
above England
School
17.0%
Norwich
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
54.9%
84
African
13.7%
21
Any other White background
12.4%
19
Any other ethnic group
7.8%
12
Indian
4.6%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
3
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
36.0%
55 of
153 pupils
15.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
7.7 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
67.0%
6.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Norwich
61.1%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Writing
12.7 pts above England
School
83.0%
Norwich
57.9%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Maths
2.0 pts below England
School
70.0%
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
6.02%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.20 pts
lower than
England
School
6.02%
Norwich
7.09%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.78%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.96 pts
higher than
England
School
23.78%
Norwich
18.77%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.05%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.25 pts
higher than
England
School
3.05%
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
72.9%
15.3 pts
below England
Valley Primary Academy
72.9%
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.