Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Tuckswood Academy

4–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141661URN

Tuckswood Centre, Tuckswood, Norwich, NR4 6BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

34 applications for 18 places · 88th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Norfolk median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 0.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Tuckswood Primary School and Nursery (URN 134963), the previous school.

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	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2025	16	30	1.9	16	1.00
Sep 2024	11	21	1.9	11	1.00
Sep 2023	24	30	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2022	26	32	1.2	23	0.88
Sep 2021	23	40	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2020	28	36	1.3	22	0.79
Sep 2019	49	52	1.1	40	0.82
Sep 2018	38	50	1.3	37	0.97
Sep 2017	45	50	1.1	36	0.80
Sep 2016	49	41	0.8	34	0.69
Sep 2015	44	45	1.0	25	0.57
Sep 2014 *	40	50	1.3	38	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 50% · Maths 57% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%213th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	43%	0%	102	101
2023/24	51%	0%	102	101
2022/23	33%	0%	101	101

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

Tuckswood AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery
0.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lakenham Primary School
1.4 km · Norfolk

Good2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Eaton Primary School
1.4 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bignold Primary School and Nursery
1.8 km · Norfolk

Good2022

2.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Colman Infant School
1.8 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place
The Free School Norwich
1.9 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Colman Junior School
2.0 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

65%met the SATs standard
Avenue Junior School
2.1 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141661 · 926/2094
Trust: Broad Horizons Education Trust
Capacity: 310 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 44.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: Tuckswood Primary School and Nursery (URN 134963)
Address: Tuckswood Centre, Tuckswood, Norwich, NR4 6BP
Local authority: Norfolk · Norwich

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