Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School
The Green, Freethorpe, Norwich, NR13 3NZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shefa Roberts
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- AIM Federation of Schools
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 202
- Pupils on roll
- 176
- URN
- 120808
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493700215
About this school
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 176 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 67% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 94% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 78% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 78% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 165 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
| 2024/25 | 156 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School compares
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 172nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.5% | 15.8% | 176 | — |
| Reedham Primary School | — | 5.1% | 32.9% | 92 | 2.0 miles |
| Lingwood Primary Academy | 81% | 4.3% | 14.3% | 208 | 3.7 miles |
| Acle Church of England Primary Academy | 32% | 5.9% | 28.7% | 197 | 3.7 miles |
| Thurlton Primary School | 33% | 5.4% | 10.6% | 69 | 4.0 miles |
| Moorlands CofE Primary Academy | 41% | 5.6% | 19.6% | 282 | 4.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.79%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.46%
- Persistent absence
- 7.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Reedham Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Lingwood Primary Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Lingwood
-
Acle Church of England Primary Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Thurlton Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Moorlands CofE Primary Academy4.6 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Norwich
Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School ranks 71st of the 102 ranked primary schools in Norwich.
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Shefa Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School?
- Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School has 176 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School full?
- Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 202 pupils and 176 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School is part of the AIM Federation of Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School ranked 172nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Freethorpe Community Primary and Nursery School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.