The Free School Norwich 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 11/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kings House, Norwich

School Information

Address: Kings House, Norwich, NR1 3NX
Website: www.freeschoolnorwich.org.uk/
Telephone: 01603761044
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Darren Webster
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136821

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 196
Number of Pupils: 176
Number of Boys: 89
Number of Girls: 87

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.8 Confidence interval 2.1 to 7.4
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.5
Maths
Average: 2 Confidence interval -0.3 to 4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Free School Norwich
Kings House , 15-17 Surrey Street NR1 3NX
3out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Bignold Primary School and Nursery
Wessex Street , NR2 2SY
3out of 4 540 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Charles Darwin Primary School
81 Rose Lane , NR1 1DJ
4out of 4 854 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Lakenham Primary School
City Road , NR1 2HL
3out of 4 1,026 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Avenue Junior School
Avenue Road , NR2 3HP
3out of 4 1,610 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Surrey Street , NR1 3PB
4out of 4 231 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Jane Austen College
46-48 Colegate , NR3 1DD
3out of 4 1,058 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Hewett Academy, Norwich
Cecil Road , NR1 2PL
3out of 4 1,309 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Eaton Road , NR4 6PP
3out of 4 2,007 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sewell Park Academy
St Clement's Hill , NR3 4BX
2out of 4 2,795 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 596 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 928 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norwich University of the Arts
Francis House , 3 - 7 Redwell Street NR2 4SN
- not rated 806 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Norwich Steiner School
Hospital Lane , NR1 2HW
- not rated 896 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Norwich School
71A The Close , NR1 4DD
- not rated 912 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Town Close House Preparatory School
14 Ipswich Road , Norwich NR2 2LR
- not rated 1,050 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Norwich High School for Girls GDST
95 Newmarket Road , Norwich NR2 2HU
- not rated 1,500 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.