# Bignold Primary School and Nursery

Bignold Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Norwich, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 399 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144640. [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 399
- Council: Norwich
- URN: 144640

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 25 May 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils at Bignold Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 103 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-isaac-newton-sixth-form-free-school-e139896): 460 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [The Free School Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-free-school-norwich-e136821): 490 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Notre Dame High School, Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notre-dame-high-school-norwich-e137913): 680 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-city-college-of-further-and-higher-education-e130764): 720 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/town-close-co-educational-preparatory-school-e121237): 740 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-educational-trust-norfolk-e150112): 950 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144640)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144640)

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