Costessey Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Norwich, Norfolk
Costessey Primary School is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023.
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Catchment area for Costessey Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Three Mile Lane, Costessey, Norwich, NR5 0RR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 559 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Costessey learn well, while having fun.”
- “They love spending time with their friends, chatting and socialising in the dinner hall, playground or sports field.”
- “In class, pupils give their best because they enjoy learning an interesting and exciting curriculum.”
To improve
- “Due to these strategies being new, leaders do not always have information from checks on pupils’ learning throughout the curriculum to make tweaks where needed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 76 first-preference applications, 76 offers in total, 76 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- St Michael's VA Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Chapel Break Infant School 0.5 mi Outstanding
- Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Standards maintained
- Valley Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey 1.0 mi Not judged
- Norwich Primary Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- West Earlham Infant and Nursery School 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- West Earlham Junior School 1.4 mi Standards maintained