Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

North West NorfolkConstituency

PE30 5AHPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 394 pupils. Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy is part of The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 55%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

394

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

35%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 394
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
17 Jul 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
12 Jun 2017	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.