Tivetshall Community Primary School
School Road, Tivetshall St Mary, Norwich, NR15 2BP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Karen Millar
- Sponsor
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 49
- Pupils on roll
- 19
- URN
- 144426
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379677350
About this school
Tivetshall Community Primary School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 19 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tivetshall Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Trends over time
How Tivetshall Community Primary 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | 28 |
| 2024/25 | 16 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tivetshall Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.9% | 62.5% | 19 | — |
| Pulham Church of England Primary Academy | — | — | — | 98 | 1.8 miles |
| Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) | 62% | 3% | 14.7% | 179 | 2.6 miles |
| Burston Community Primary School | — | 5.5% | 8% | 27 | 2.7 miles |
| Aslacton Primary School | 67% | 4% | 18.2% | 74 | 2.9 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing | — | 3.3% | 36.4% | 26 | 3.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.85%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pulham Church of England Primary Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Diss
- 2.6 miles
-
Burston Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Diss
-
Aslacton Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
- 3.7 miles
Other 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 Tivetshall Community Primary School teach?
- Tivetshall Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Tivetshall Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tivetshall Community Primary School is Mrs Karen Millar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tivetshall Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tivetshall Community Primary 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 Tivetshall Community Primary School?
- Tivetshall Community Primary School has 19 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Tivetshall Community Primary School full?
- Tivetshall Community Primary School has capacity for 49 pupils and 19 on roll (39%), 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 Tivetshall Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tivetshall Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tivetshall Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tivetshall Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Tivetshall Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Tivetshall Community Primary School is part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Tivetshall Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Tivetshall Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tivetshall Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tivetshall Community Primary 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 10 July 2026.