The Free School Norwich
Primary · Norwich · NR1 3NX
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 20 May 2025
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180 pupils · 92% of 196 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Free schools
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 37.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 10.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 136821
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 15 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its inspection on 20 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.00 first-choice applications per place15 places offered · 15 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
First-choice applications per place, by entry year
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Compare admissions across the area: Norfolk school admissions
Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)
28 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025
Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means
Schools with a similar intake
Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025
On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.
They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.
It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 54% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Asian Indian 14% (Norfolk 2%, England 4%) · Any other White background 9% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Black African 4% (Norfolk 3%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
12.97 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 5.56 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
72.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,533; 30% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2024-25)
Where the money went (2024-25)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 64% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 20% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)
Reserves (2024-25)
Revenue reserve £291,000; in-year balance +£76,000
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 20 May 2025: Good
- 29 March 2023: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
- 22 November 2017: Yes - improving (good)
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 30.8% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 5.8% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 20.2% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 18.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 41.6% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 29.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 32.3% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 38.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 1.3% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 81% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 4.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 53.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01035139 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £206,500764 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £152,500–£300,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 4an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 8an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 80an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 28an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted