Charles Darwin Primary School
Primary schoolCharles Darwin Primary School is a primary school in Norwich, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 465 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, April 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 30 April 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 81% of pupils at Charles Darwin Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
21% 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 | 81% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 21% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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
In a straight line- Norwich SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file400 m
- Notre Dame High School, NorwichSecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)760 m
- The Free School NorwichPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- Jane Austen CollegeSecondary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional)870 m
- Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free SchoolSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file910 m
- Lionwood Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Norwich
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).