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Bignold Primary School and Nursery

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

personMr Matthew Wigg

corporate_fareEVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST

location_onNorwich, NR2 2SY

language Visit Website phone 1603625721

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

462

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bignold Primary School and Nursery is a Academy converter primary school in Norwich, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bignold Primary School and Nursery is an academy converter in Norwich, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of EVOLUTION ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 426 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #122 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #9,669 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 53%

Reading68% LA 69%

Writing59% LA 63%

Maths68% LA 66%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading71% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing49% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths51% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA -0.8

-0.7 to 2.8

0.1

Write

LA -1.7

-1.6 to 1.8

-0.3

Maths

LA -1.5

-2.0 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading59% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.9

-3.4 to -0.1

-2.7

Write

LA -1.1

-4.2 to -1.2

-1.6

Maths

LA -1.5

-3.0 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 May 2022

Inspection Report

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06 December 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-25

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-10-03

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

2.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 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 426 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	426	9	2.1%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	446	15	3.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	456	12	2.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	449	11	2.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	461	27	5.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	480	15	3.1%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	462	20	4.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	441	9	2.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	448	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	453	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	418	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	458	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	458	2	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	442	6	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	493	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	493	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	496	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	553	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	547	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	525	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	545	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	512	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	498	2	0.4%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils