Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Henderson Green Primary Academy

5–11Ages
148Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142634URN

Earlham Grove, Norwich, NR5 8DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

22 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 24 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Norfolk median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

22 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 2.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Henderson Green Primary School (URN 120948), 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	9	22	2.4	9	1.00
Sep 2025	9	21	2.3	9	1.00
Sep 2024	18	30	1.7	17	0.94
Sep 2023	21	36	1.7	21	1.00
Sep 2022	26	42	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2021	25	44	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2020	24	51	2.1	23	0.96
Sep 2019	20	44	2.2	18	0.90
Sep 2018	26	39	1.5	18	0.69
Sep 2017	29	28	1.0	15	0.52
Sep 2016 *	30	32	1.1	10	0.33
Sep 2015 *	30	35	1.2	12	0.40
Sep 2014 *	14	28	2.0	6	0.43

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%100th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	61%	0%	103	104
2023/24	37%	0%	102	101
2022/23	36%	0%	100	100

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

Henderson Green Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Norwich Primary Academy
0.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
0.9 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place
West Earlham Junior School
0.9 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

38%met the SATs standard
Valley Primary Academy
1.0 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wensum Junior School
1.0 km · Norfolk

2026

65%met the SATs standard
Bluebell Primary School
1.3 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Nelson Infant School
1.4 km · Norfolk

2026

1.9applications per place
Recreation Road Infant School
1.4 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142634 · 926/2122
Trust: Unity Schools Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 148 on roll
Free school meals: 50.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Henderson Green Primary School (URN 120948)
Address: Earlham Grove, Norwich, NR5 8DX
Local authority: Norfolk · Norwich

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