Academy converter · Norfolk

Heartsease Primary Academy

2–11Ages
398Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139491URN

Rider Haggard Road, Norwich, NR7 9UE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

44 applications for 27 places · 119th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

11 July 2023
Graded inspection: Good
6 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	27	44	1.6	25	0.93
Sep 2025	34	46	1.4	30	0.88
Sep 2024	49	63	1.3	49	1.00
Sep 2023	51	63	1.2	51	1.00
Sep 2022	36	57	1.6	36	1.00
Sep 2021	42	57	1.4	42	1.00
Sep 2020	48	67	1.4	42	0.88
Sep 2019	58	82	1.4	57	0.98
Sep 2018	60	91	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2017	60	76	1.3	66	1.10
Sep 2016	90	96	1.1	70	0.78
Sep 2015	58	81	1.4	55	0.95
Sep 2014	64	81	1.3	62	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 66% · Maths 61% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%162nd of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	51%	10%	103	102
2023/24	20%	0%	102	100
2022/23	44%	6%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Heartsease Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St William's Primary School
0.8 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Falcon Junior School
1.2 km · Norfolk

Good2022

52%met the SATs standard
Lionwood Junior School
1.2 km · Norfolk

Good2023

45%met the SATs standard
Cecil Gowing Infant School
1.3 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place
Mousehold Infant & Nursery School
1.4 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place
Lionwood Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place
George White Junior School
1.7 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

50%met the SATs standard
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy
1.8 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 46%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139491 · 926/3423
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Capacity: 436 pupils · 398 on roll
Free school meals: 33.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2013
Replaced: Heartsease Primary School (URN 134957)
Address: Rider Haggard Road, Norwich, NR7 9UE
Local authority: Norfolk · Norwich

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources