Magdalen Gates 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 29/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Bull Close Road, Norwich

School Information

Address: Bull Close Road, Norwich, NR3 1NG
Website: www.magdalengates.norfolk.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01603622675
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris Hutchinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120932

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 193
Number of Boys: 93
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.3 to 5.3
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.8
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Magdalen Gates Primary School
Bull Close Road , NR3 1NG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
George White Junior School
Silver Road , NR3 4RG
3out of 4 511 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Angel Road Junior School
Angel Road , NR3 3HS
2out of 4 592 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Angel Road Infant School
Angel Road , NR3 3HR
3out of 4 663 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mousehold Infant & Nursery School
Mousehold Avenue , NR3 4RS
4out of 4 740 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Jane Austen College
46-48 Colegate , NR3 1DD
3out of 4 839 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Sewell Park Academy
St Clement's Hill , NR3 4BX
2out of 4 968 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Surrey Street , NR1 3PB
4out of 4 1,962 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Open Academy
Salhouse Road , NR7 9DL
2out of 4 2,137 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sprowston Community Academy
Cannerby Lane , Sprowston NR7 8NE
2out of 4 2,466 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
The Old Fire Station , 30 Bethel Street NR2 1NR
- not rated 1,423 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School
Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education
Ipswich Road , NR2 2LJ
- not rated 2,678 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norwich School
71A The Close , NR1 4DD
- not rated 999 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Norwich University of the Arts
Francis House , 3 - 7 Redwell Street NR2 4SN
- not rated 1,031 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited
147 Dereham Road , NR2 3TA
- not rated 1,627 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Red Balloon - Norwich
76 Earlham Road , NR2 3DF
- not rated 1,948 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Parkside School, Norwich
College Road , NR2 3JA
4out of 4 2,458 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.