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Newton Flotman Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Norwich · NR15 1PR

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 19 May 2026 · report published 25 June 2026

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At a glance

75 pupils · 50% of 150 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
14.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
newtonflotman.norfolk.sch.uk
URN
148232

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 3 families named it first for 3 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. At its report-card inspection on 19 May 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Expected standard. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

14 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
57%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
7%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
England 105

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

This school57%
Median of its 12 closest peers64%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

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.

SchoolOfstedResult
Wirksworth Junior SchoolMatlock · 124 miles awayGood44%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, SabdenClitheroe · 174 miles awayGood43%
Digby Church of England SchoolLincoln · 78 miles awayOutstanding88%
Parkend Primary SchoolLydney · 170 miles awayGood83%
Summerbridge Primary SchoolHarrogate · 161 miles awayGood27%
West Butterwick C of E Primary AcademyScunthorpe · 108 miles awayRequires improvement75%
Osgodby Primary SchoolMarket Rasen · 91 miles awayGood (2019)87%
Meare Village Primary SchoolGlastonbury · 197 miles awayGood77%
Higher Walton Church of England Primary SchoolPreston · 182 miles awayNeeds attention59%
Everton Heath Primary SchoolNr Sandy · 69 miles awayGood58%
Dennington Church of England Primary SchoolWoodbridge · 20 miles awayGood42%
Ulceby St Nicholas Church of England Primary SchoolUlceby · 99 miles awayGood69%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other Black background 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.1%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
11.6%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.06 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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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

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

67% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 33% 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)

71.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 7.2 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 £55,432; 50% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,756
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 5% (9%) · educational supplies 1% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 7% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£69,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher26.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications18.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work31.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways14.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health47%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.1%62.3%
Social housing17.7%17.1%
Privately rented13.1%20.5%
Detached houses41%22.9%
Flats4.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026919 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£287,00042 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£216,000–£355,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (22)£355,000
Semi-detached (5)£185,000
Terraced (15)£220,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most 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
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
6a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

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

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