Norwich Road Academy | School performance

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

309

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

309

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

58%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

309

Pupils · 2024/25

59%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 22/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.9:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Norwich Road Academy · Primary · Norfolk

Part ofEASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

58%

-1pp

59%48%37%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 58%

RWM higher standard

+1pp

5%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

72%

Reading higher standard

21%

Writing expected standard

72%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

72%

Maths higher standard

12%

Science expected standard

81%

SPAG expected standard

74%

SPAG higher standard

14%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

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

309

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

59%

FSM eligible

31%

SEN

32%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Norwich Road, Thetford, IP24 2HT

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

www.norwichroadacademy.co.uk

Telephone

01842753279

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	58%	5%	72%	21%	72%	5%	72%	12%	81%	74%	103.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	32%	309
2023/24	59%	4%	69%	20%	71%	4%	71%	20%	78%	73%	103.0	103.0	104.0	—	—	—	26%	339
2022/23	56%	0%	67%	22%	60%	0%	59%	20%	73%	63%	103.0	102.0	101.0	+0.30	-4.90	-0.20	20%	317
2018/19	55%	0%	61%	14%	73%	16%	76%	10%	71%	59%	101.0	102.0	101.0	-1.00	+0.70	-0.50	11%	363
2017/18	37%	0%	51%	9%	67%	11%	49%	2%	74%	49%	99.0	99.0	99.0	+0.90	+4.00	+0.60	—	398
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	309	25.3	32%	59%	31%	6%	15%
2023/24	339	23.9	26%	60%	32%	6%	17%
2022/23	317	23.2	20%	63%	33%	7%	19%
2021/22	342	20.4	21%	61%	29%	7%	20%
2020/21	322	23.3	18%	63%	22%	—	—
2018/19	363	27.3	11%	63%	16%	5%	14%
2017/18	—	24.1	—	—	—	5%	11%