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EnglandEast of EnglandSouth NorfolkNR5 0RRCostessey Primary School
Primary

Costessey Primary School

Primary

South Norfolk · Norwich · NR5 0RR www.costesseyprimary.co.uk

Pupils
581
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
581
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
55%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
581
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Costessey Primary School · Primary · Norfolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
55%
-7pp
70%62%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
RWM higher standard
9%
+2pp
11%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
581
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Three Mile Lane, Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0RR
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2555%9%80%34%65%14%77%22%88%75%106.0105.0105.014%581
2023/2462%7%77%18%71%12%75%18%84%68%104.0105.0103.016%533
2022/2354%7%70%24%68%15%64%15%78%68%104.0103.0103.0+0.10+0.60+0.0016%582
2018/1954%2%64%17%71%9%70%11%78%71%102.0103.0103.0-3.80-3.50-2.8013%356
2017/1870%11%77%22%76%20%76%22%74%71%103.0104.0104.0-2.20-0.70-0.5013%365
2016/1759%7%63%16%80%21%66%18%72%72%102.0103.0104.0-0.90+1.10-0.7014%355

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2558126.914%10%28%5%11%
2023/2453322.416%7%28%6%16%
2022/2358223.116%4%28%6%16%
2021/2260319.814%4%28%7%21%
2020/2163020.115%3%26%
2018/1935615.713%4%26%5%12%
2017/1836518.413%6%26%5%8%
2016/1735518.914%6%29%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.