# St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Norwich, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 424 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142732. [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 424
- Council: Norwich
- URN: 142732

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, 10 July 2024
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, 65% of pupils at St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 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 | 65% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [The Clare School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-clare-school-e121261): 440 m. Special. Standards maintained, January 2025
- [Colman Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colman-infant-school-e150666): 450 m. Primary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- [Colman Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colman-junior-school-e150665): 450 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Parkside School, Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-parkside-school-norwich-e121262): 540 m. Special. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [Avenue Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/avenue-junior-school-e120928): 560 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Recreation Road Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/recreation-road-infant-school-e134964): 570 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade

## 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/142732)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142732)

## How to cite

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