Norwich Road Academy is a primary school located in Thetford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 17/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Norwich Road, Thetford

School Information

Address: Norwich Road, Thetford, IP24 2HT
Website: www.norwichroadacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01842753279
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julia Miles
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145029

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 322
Number of Boys: 168
Number of Girls: 154

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.7 to 0.8
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.3
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
Norwich Road Academy
Norwich Road , IP24 2HT 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Drake Primary School
Fairfields , Croxton Road IP24 1JW 		4out of 4 813 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Raleigh Infant Academy
Admirals Way , IP24 2JT 		1out of 4 1,086 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Admirals Academy
Admirals Way , IP24 2JT 		3out of 4 1,086 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy
Canterbury Way , IP24 1EB 		2out of 4 1,160 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Thetford Academy
Croxton Road , IP24 1LH 		3out of 4 1,483 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thetford Grammar School
Bridge ST , Thetford IP24 3AF 		- not rated 504 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Damara School
30 Bridge Street , IP24 3AG 		- not rated 586 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Pinetree School
Staniforth Road , IP24 3LH 		2out of 4 1,533 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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