Tuckswood Academy
Tuckswood Centre, Tuckswood, Norwich, NR4 6BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Hoey-Smith
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Broad Horizons Education Trust
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 310
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 141661
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603454479
About this school
Tuckswood Academy is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 188 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. 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 | 42 | 41 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 51% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 63% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 61% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| 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 Tuckswood 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 | 33% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 267 |
| 2023/24 | 254 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tuckswood Academy compares
Tuckswood Academy ranked 220th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.6% | 45.7% | 188 | — |
| Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery | 57% | 5.8% | 47% | 216 | 0.4 miles |
| Lakenham Primary School | 45% | 5.7% | 34.2% | 419 | 0.8 miles |
| Eaton Primary School | 72% | 3.7% | 8.8% | 382 | 0.9 miles |
| Bignold Primary School and Nursery | 57% | 5.9% | 28.3% | 399 | 1.1 miles |
| Colman Infant School | — | 6.1% | 23.4% | 100 | 1.1 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)
- 45.71%
- English as an additional language
- 16.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.47%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Lakenham Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Eaton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Bignold Primary School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Colman Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Tuckswood Academy ranks 91st 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 Tuckswood Academy teach?
- Tuckswood Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Tuckswood Academy?
- The headteacher of Tuckswood Academy is Mrs Emma Hoey-Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tuckswood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tuckswood 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 Tuckswood Academy?
- Tuckswood Academy has 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tuckswood Academy full?
- Tuckswood Academy has capacity for 310 pupils and 188 on roll (61%), 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 Tuckswood Academy a faith school?
- No. Tuckswood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Tuckswood Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tuckswood Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Tuckswood Academy?
- Tuckswood Academy is part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tuckswood Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tuckswood Academy rank locally?
- Tuckswood Academy ranked 220th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tuckswood Academy's absence rate?
- Tuckswood Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tuckswood Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tuckswood 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.