Costessey Primary School

State-Funded School

costessey-primary-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Norwich SouthConstituency

NR5 0RRPostcode

5.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Costessey Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 559 pupils. Costessey Primary School is part of Evolution Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

559

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 559
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Evolution Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
7 Sept 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.