Bignold Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 25 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 144640
- Address
- Wessex Street, NR2 2SY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 426 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 46%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 40.8%
African 14.3%
Indian 13.4%
Other White 12.9%
Mixed 9.5%
Other 2.6%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.1
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage-0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bignold Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 15 7 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 34 15 19 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 27 29 |
| Year 1 | 46 29 17 |
| Year 2 | 51 21 30 |
| Year 3 | 49 26 23 |
| Year 4 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 5 | 58 29 29 |
| Year 6 | 56 28 28 |