Tuckswood Academy and Nursery 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/02/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Tuckswood Centre, Norwich, NR4 6BP
Website: www.tuckswoodacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01603454479
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rachael Spaans
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141661

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/02/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 220
Number of Pupils: 300
Number of Boys: 159
Number of Girls: 141

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.9 to 6.4
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Tuckswood Academy and Nursery
Tuckswood Centre, Tuckswood NR4 6BP
0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery
Duckett Close, NR1 2LR
766 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Lakenham Primary School
City Road, NR1 2HL
1,488 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Eaton Primary School
Duverlin Close, NR4 6HS
1,523 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bignold Primary School and Nursery
Wessex Street, NR2 2SY
1,996 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Hewett Academy, Norwich
Cecil Road, NR1 2PL
745 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Eaton Road, NR4 6PP
848 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4University Technical College Norfolk
Old Hall Road, NR4 6FF
1,192 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Surrey Street, NR1 3PB
1,990 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Jane Austen College
46-48 Colegate, NR3 1DD
3,043 yd Free schools 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
1,207 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
2,470 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 ratedVisiting Teacher Service Central
Greenwood Centre, Allandale Road NR4 6BP
64 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Harford Manor School, Norwich
43 Ipswich Road, NR2 2LN
566 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Wherry School
280 Hall Road, NR1 2GB
632 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
- not ratedTown Close House Preparatory School
14 Ipswich Road, Norwich NR2 2LR
1,222 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedNorwich High School for Girls GDST
95 Newmarket Road, Norwich NR2 2HU
1,389 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.