Academy converter · Norfolk

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey

3–11Ages
315Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
142730URN

Westend, Old Costessey, Norwich, NR8 5AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 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

75 applications for 39 places · 85th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted'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

Inspection history

24 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
15 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

75 applications · 39 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey (URN 121130), 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	39	75	1.9	36	0.92
Sep 2025	45	80	1.8	45	1.00
Sep 2024	34	64	1.9	33	0.97
Sep 2023	34	57	1.7	33	0.97
Sep 2022	41	64	1.6	39	0.95
Sep 2021	37	74	2.0	36	0.97
Sep 2020	44	94	2.1	55	1.25
Sep 2019	45	69	1.5	42	0.93
Sep 2018	42	73	1.7	37	0.88
Sep 2017	37	59	1.6	37	1.00
Sep 2016 *	45	85	1.9	50	1.11
Sep 2015 *	45	64	1.4	47	1.04
Sep 2014 *	37	55	1.5	35	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 62% · Maths 76% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%135th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	56%	9%	106	105
2023/24	52%	12%	105	107
2022/23	48%	5%	105	106

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

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, CostesseyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Costessey Primary School
1.6 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Queen's Hill Primary School
1.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Chapel Break Infant School
2.0 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place
St Michael's VA Junior School
2.0 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School
2.3 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place
Taverham VC CE Junior School
2.5 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

69%met the SATs standard
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
2.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place
Drayton CofE Junior School
2.6 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142730 · 926/3376
Trust: St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 345 pupils · 315 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey (URN 121130)
Address: Westend, Old Costessey, Norwich, NR8 5AG
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

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