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EnglandEast of EnglandNorwichNR1 3NXThe Free School Norwich
Primary

The Free School Norwich

Primary

Norwich · Norwich · NR1 3NX www.freeschoolnorwich.org.uk/

Pupils
185
cap. 196
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
185
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
185
Pupils · 2024/25
38%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 30/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of The Free School Norwich · Primary · Norfolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
46%
0pp
83%65%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
57%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
185
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
38%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Kings House, 15-17 Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3NX
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
2024/2546%4%75%29%57%7%61%14%75%71%107.0104.0105.014%185
2023/2446%4%79%46%54%4%71%29%82%75%109.0105.0108.015%191
2022/2361%0%71%32%64%0%79%25%79%64%105.0103.0103.0+1.30-2.10-0.4017%187
2018/1979%8%92%46%83%17%83%38%96%92%110.0108.0113.0+4.80+1.10+2.0016%167
2017/1883%13%92%25%88%33%92%42%100%88%107.0109.0108.0+4.20+3.90+6.3011%167
2016/1752%0%71%24%90%48%57%0%100%57%105.0101.0103.0+1.10+5.10-3.504%168

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
2024/2518517.614%38%21%6%15%
2023/2419119.015%43%20%5%12%
2022/2318719.817%40%19%5%14%
2021/2218320.218%38%20%8%23%
2020/2117618.720%19%23%
2018/1916716.716%14%20%3%2%
2017/1816718.611%13%24%3%6%
2016/1716821.04%4%27%3%8%

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