Lakenham Primary School is a primary school located in Norwich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 03/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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City Road, Norwich

School Information

Address: City Road, Norwich, NR1 2HL
Website: www.lakenhamprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01603877780
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Cassandra Williams
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134965

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 430
Number of Boys: 239
Number of Girls: 191

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4 to -0.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -6.2 Confidence interval -7.8 to -4.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5 to -1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:40%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Lakenham Primary School
City Road, NR1 2HL
0 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery
Duckett Close, NR1 2LR
963 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Free School Norwich
Kings House, 15-17 Surrey Street NR1 3NX
1,026 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bignold Primary School and Nursery
Wessex Street, NR2 2SY
1,379 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Charles Darwin Primary School
81 Rose Lane, NR1 1DJ
1,473 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Surrey Street, NR1 3PB
829 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hewett Academy, Norwich
Cecil Road, NR1 2PL
864 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Eaton Road, NR4 6PP
1,876 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Jane Austen College
46-48 Colegate, NR3 1DD
2,057 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4University Technical College Norfolk
Old Hall Road, NR4 6FF
2,568 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education
Ipswich Road, NR2 2LJ
1,010 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
The Old Fire Station, 30 Bethel Street NR2 1NR
1,619 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNorwich Steiner School
Hospital Lane, NR1 2HW
133 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Wherry School
280 Hall Road, NR1 2GB
857 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTown Close House Preparatory School
14 Ipswich Road, Norwich NR2 2LR
1,209 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harford Manor School, Norwich
43 Ipswich Road, NR2 2LN
1,238 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedVisiting Teacher Service Central
Greenwood Centre, Allandale Road NR4 6BP
1,426 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.