# The Free School Norwich

The Free School Norwich is a primary school in Norwich, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 180 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E136821. [Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/norwich)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 180
- Council: Norwich
- URN: 136821

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 20 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- 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, 46% of pupils at The Free School Norwich met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 46% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 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.

- [Notre Dame High School, Norwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/notre-dame-high-school-norwich-e137913): 210 m. Secondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bignold Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bignold-primary-school-and-nursery-e144640): 490 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-isaac-newton-sixth-form-free-school-e139896): 550 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Charles Darwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-darwin-primary-school-e142871): 780 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Norwich Steiner School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-steiner-school-e129511): 820 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Norwich School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norwich-school-e121242): 840 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools 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/136821)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136821)

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