Academy converter · Norfolk

Bignold Primary School and Nursery

2–11Ages
399Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144640URN

Wessex Street, Norwich, NR2 2SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.7 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

85 applications for 31 places · 19th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%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 · 25 May 2022Ofsted'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

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Norfolk median (2.0) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

85 applications · 31 places offered · 29 named it first

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

2026 2.7; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.6; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Bignold Primary School (URN 134955), 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	31	85	2.7	29	0.94
Sep 2025	42	111	2.6	40	0.95
Sep 2024	57	128	2.3	55	0.96
Sep 2023	54	100	1.9	54	1.00
Sep 2022	50	111	2.2	47	0.94
Sep 2021	46	102	2.2	46	1.00
Sep 2020	58	126	2.2	57	0.98
Sep 2019	60	168	2.8	76	1.27
Sep 2018	58	139	2.4	58	1.00
Sep 2017 *	60	146	2.4	70	1.17
Sep 2016 *	60	116	1.9	59	0.98
Sep 2015 *	60	108	1.8	53	0.88
Sep 2014 *	58	101	1.7	48	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 59% · Maths 68% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%124th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard18%

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	57%	5%	105	102
2023/24	45%	0%	106	103
2022/23	41%	0%	102	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

Bignold Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2022

2.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
0.5 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected
The Free School Norwich
0.5 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Avenue Junior School
1.0 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

61%met the SATs standard
Charles Darwin Primary School
1.2 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Recreation Road Infant School
1.2 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place
Lakenham Primary School
1.3 km · Norfolk

Good2024

1.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Norfolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Colman Infant School
1.5 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144640 · 926/3421
Trust: Evolution Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 399 on roll
Free school meals: 28.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Bignold Primary School (URN 134955)
Address: Wessex Street, Norwich, NR2 2SY
Local authority: Norfolk · Norwich

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