Browick Road Primary and Nursery School
8 - 12 Browick Road, Wymondham, NR18 0QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Helen Laflin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 251
- URN
- 120867
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953603061
About this school
Browick Road Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Wymondham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 251 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 32 | 29 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 66% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 94% | 83% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 83% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 79% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Browick Road 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 | 75% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 258 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Browick Road Primary and Nursery School compares
Browick Road Primary and Nursery School ranked 45th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 3.5% | 19.4% | 251 | — |
| Silfield Oak Primary Academy | — | — | — | 30 | 0.6 miles |
| Robert Kett Primary School | 62% | 6.6% | 21.2% | 502 | 0.6 miles |
| Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham | 89% | 3.5% | 14.3% | 434 | 0.8 miles |
| Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 4.6% | 13.6% | 182 | 2.7 miles |
| Spooner Row Primary School | 69% | 5.1% | 11.5% | 107 | 2.8 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)
- 19.44%
- English as an additional language
- 10.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.45%
- Persistent absence
- 4.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Silfield Oak Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Wymondham
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Robert Kett Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham0.8 miles
Primary · Wymondham
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Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery2.7 miles
Primary · Wymondham
-
Spooner Row Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Wymondham
Other schools in Wymondham
Browick Road Primary and Nursery School ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Wymondham.
- Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham Primary
- Morley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Robert Kett Primary School Primary
- Silfield Oak Primary Academy Primary
- Spooner Row Primary School Primary
- Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Wymondham College Prep School Primary
- Wymondham College Secondary
- Wymondham High Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Browick Road Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wymondham.
- Who is the headteacher of Browick Road Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Browick Road Primary and Nursery School is Miss Helen Laflin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Browick Road Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Browick Road 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 big is Browick Road Primary and Nursery School?
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School has 251 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Browick Road Primary and Nursery School full?
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 220 pupils and 251 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Browick Road Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Browick Road Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Browick Road Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Browick Road Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Browick Road Primary and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Browick Road Primary and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Browick Road Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Browick Road Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School ranked 45th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Browick Road Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Browick Road Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Browick Road 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.