Costessey Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 138642
- Address
- Three Mile Lane, Costessey, NR5 0RR
- Website
- www.costesseyprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 581 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 81.9%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 3.4%
African 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Chinese 1.5%
Other 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.1
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage0
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 62%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
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
Costessey Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 69
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 31 15 16 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 6 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 74 46 28 |
| Year 1 | 55 26 29 |
| Year 2 | 76 29 47 |
| Year 3 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 4 | 88 50 38 |
| Year 5 | 93 53 40 |
| Year 6 | 92 42 50 |