Future Education
168b Motum Road, Norwich, NR5 8EG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 13 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Debbie Edwards
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 44
- Pupils on roll
- 42
- URN
- 135859
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603251310
About this school
Future Education is an independent special school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 13 to 16 and has 42 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Future Education under its current framework. 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
Future Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 17 | 31 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Future Education 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 | 5.8 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 1.2 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 40 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 42
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
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Banks House School0.6 miles
Special schools · Norwich
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University of East Anglia1.0 miles
Universities · Norwich
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The Parkside School, Norwich1.4 miles
Special schools · Norwich
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Red Balloon - Norwich1.4 miles
Independent schools · Norwich
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The Clare School1.5 miles
Special schools · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
- Acorn Park School Special schools
- All Saints School Special schools
- Aurora Eccles School Special schools
- Aurora White House School Special schools
- Banks House School Special schools
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy Academies
- Hall School Special schools
- Harford Manor School, Norwich Special schools
- Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk Special schools
- The Clare School Special schools
- The Lighthouse Special schools
- The Parkside School, Norwich Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Future Education teach?
- Future Education teaches children aged 13 to 16. It is a special school in Norwich.
- Who is the head teacher of Future Education?
- The head teacher of Future Education is Mrs Debbie Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Future Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Future Education under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Future Education?
- Future Education has 42 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 16.
- Is Future Education full?
- Future Education has capacity for 44 pupils and 42 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Future Education a faith school?
- No. Future Education has no designated religious character.
- How have Future Education's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.8 in 2022/23 and 0.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Future Education's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Future Education'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 24 July 2026.