Charles Darwin Primary School

State-Funded School

charles-darwin-primary-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Norwich SouthConstituency

NR1 1DJPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Charles Darwin Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 465 pupils. Charles Darwin Primary School is part of Inspiration Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 71%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

38%

Asian

27%

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

465

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

45%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 465
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Inspiration Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 30 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Sept 2019	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.