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Bluebell Primary School

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personMrs Helen Plowman

corporate_fareBROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST

location_onNorwich, NR4 7DS

language Visit Website phone 1603452196

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

233

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Bluebell Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Norwich, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bluebell Primary School is an academy converter in Norwich, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 52% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #85 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #7,963 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.9 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

56%

LA 53%

Reading78% LA 69%

Writing56% LA 63%

Maths63% LA 66%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading61% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading64% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.8

-0.1 to 4.6

0.3

Write

LA -1.7

-1.9 to 2.6

4.5

Maths

LA -1.5

2.3 to 6.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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08 July 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-02-11

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 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 208 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	208	3	1.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	5	2.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	233	2	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	234	5	2.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	228	5	2.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	237	7	3.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	233	5	2.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	5	2.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	235	22	9.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	235	19	8.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	229	11	4.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	243	10	4.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	234	3	1.3%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	7	3.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Spring term)	229	11	4.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	223	7	3.1%	0.6%

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 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils