The Free School Norwich
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 20 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 136821
- Address
- Kings House, 15-17 Surrey Street, NR1 3NX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 185 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 37.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20%
- Persistent absence
- 13.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 56.2%
Indian 15.1%
Other White 9.2%
Mixed 8.6%
African 2.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other Black 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Pakistani 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage-2.1
MathsAverage-0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Free School Norwich
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 21 8 13 |
| Year 1 | 27 16 11 |
| Year 2 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 3 | 27 14 13 |
| Year 4 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 5 | 26 10 16 |
| Year 6 | 28 17 11 |