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The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Anna Fisher

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF ELY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onThetford, IP26 5NB

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

118

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold is a Academy converter primary school in Thetford, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold is an academy converter in Thetford, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF ELY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 107 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #54 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #5,931 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 53%

Reading92% LA 69%

Writing83% LA 63%

Maths92% LA 66%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading67% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.8

-1.2 to 5.4

2.9

Write

LA -1.7

-0.3 to 6.1

4.2

Maths

LA -1.5

1.1 to 7.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

11%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading44% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths17% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.9

Read

LA -0.9

-9.8 to -4.1

-5.1

Write

LA -1.1

-7.7 to -2.5

-10.0

Maths

LA -1.5

-12.5 to -7.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 57%

Reading63% LA 70%

Writing75% LA 73%

Maths63% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.4

Read

LA -0.8

-9.8 to -1

-4.6

Write

LA -0.9

-8.8 to -0.4

-2.7

Maths

LA -1.3

-6.7 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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17 June 2021

Inspection Report

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23 March 2021

Inspection Report

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09 October 2019

Inspection Report

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21 June 2017

Inspection Report

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01 July 2014

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-10-09

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-06-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-02-13

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 107 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	107	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	103	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	111	2	1.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	111	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	108	1	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	119	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	118	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	112	1	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	99	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	99	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	100	1	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	96	1	1.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	99	3	3.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	93	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	93	4	4.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	94	3	3.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	103	3	2.9%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	97	1	1.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	101	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	111	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	105	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	91	2	2.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	92	8	8.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	91	1	1.1%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

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The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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