Gaywood Primary School

State-Funded School

gaywood-primary-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

North West NorfolkConstituency

PE30 4AYPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Gaywood Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 353 pupils. Gaywood Primary School is part of West Norfolk Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 Jan 2026 · published 12 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

<1%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

353

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 353
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: West Norfolk Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
14 Oct 2016	Good	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.