The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

South West NorfolkConstituency

IP24 1EBPostcode

0.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

It currently serves 330 pupils. The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy is part of The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 14%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 99
Maths score: 97

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

330

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

56%

England average

27%

First language not English

29%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 330
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Apr 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
18 Oct 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
26 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate

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.