Norwich Primary Academy
Clarkson Road, Norwich, NR5 8ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Tanya Blake
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Inspiration Trust
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- URN
- 139929
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603454423
About this school
Norwich Primary Academy is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 295 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 42 | 55 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 65% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 75% | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 56% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
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 Norwich Primary Academy 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 | 57% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 321 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Norwich Primary Academy compares
Norwich Primary Academy ranked 184th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 4.8% | 52.3% | 295 | — |
| Henderson Green Primary Academy | 61% | 6.9% | 56.2% | 148 | 0.3 miles |
| Valley Primary Academy | 67% | 6% | 43.8% | 153 | 0.3 miles |
| West Earlham Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.4% | 46.6% | 281 | 0.4 miles |
| West Earlham Junior School | 38% | 6.1% | 53.6% | 239 | 0.4 miles |
| Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.9% | 25.2% | 210 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report19 March 2025
- 26 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.34%
- English as an additional language
- 23.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 11.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Henderson Green Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Valley Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
West Earlham Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Norwich Primary Academy ranks 76th 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 year groups does Norwich Primary Academy teach?
- Norwich Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Norwich Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Norwich Primary Academy is Ms Tanya Blake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Norwich Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Norwich Primary Academy, 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 Norwich Primary Academy?
- Norwich Primary Academy has 295 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Norwich Primary Academy full?
- Norwich Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 295 on roll (70%), 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 Norwich Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Norwich Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Norwich Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Norwich Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Norwich Primary Academy?
- Norwich Primary Academy is part of INSPIRATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Norwich Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Norwich Primary Academy rank locally?
- Norwich Primary Academy ranked 184th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Norwich Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Norwich Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Norwich Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Norwich Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.