Academy converter · Norfolk

Bluebell Primary School

3–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147940URN

Lovelace Road, Norwich, NR4 7DS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

40 applications for 22 places · 95th 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 GoodMay 2016

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

Inspection history

29 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
5 May 2016
Graded inspection: Good · as Bluebell Primary School, URN 134942

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Norfolk median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 22 places offered · 19 named it first

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

2026 1.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2017 1.9; 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 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 5 of 6 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Bluebell Primary School (URN 134942), 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	22	40	1.8	19	0.86
Sep 2025	14	33	2.4	14	1.00
Sep 2024	18	40	2.2	17	0.94
Sep 2023	17	33	1.9	17	1.00
Sep 2022	28	59	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2021	24	43	1.8	21	0.88
Sep 2020 *	25	40	1.6	20	0.80
Sep 2019 *	29	44	1.5	27	0.93
Sep 2018 *	30	66	2.2	45	1.50
Sep 2017 *	28	54	1.9	25	0.89
Sep 2016 *	30	57	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2015 *	30	53	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	63	2.1	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 56% · Maths 63% → 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 standard78%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	56%	0%	105	102
2023/24	39%	0%	102	101
2022/23	46%	0%	102	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

Bluebell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Colman Junior School
0.9 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

65%met the SATs standard
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
West Earlham Infant and Nursery School
1.0 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

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

Standards maintained2024

38%met the SATs standard
Colman Infant School
1.1 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place
Henderson Green Primary Academy
1.3 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Recreation Road Infant School
1.3 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place
Avenue Junior School
1.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147940 · 926/3418
Trust: Broad Horizons Education Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 53.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2020
Replaced: Bluebell Primary School (URN 134942)
Address: Lovelace Road, Norwich, NR4 7DS
Local authority: Norfolk · Norwich

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