St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Norwich, Norfolk·NR11 8AF
Composite score
37.7
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National rank
#1258
In East of England
#157
In Norfolk
Top 79%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
58%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
3 first choices, 3 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
7
any preference, for 3 places

Every child who put St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
68
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
36.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
11.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
7.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
13.7
Typical primary: 20.7

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Norwich, Norfolk, St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 68 pupils aged 2 to 11. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 15.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 3 Reception places. There are about 13.7 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 37% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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