The Free School Norwich
Kings House, Norwich, NR1 3NX
180 pupils · 92% of 196 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE FREE SCHOOL NORWICH
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 17.8%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 May 2025, published 8 July 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 46% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 15 | 76 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 22 | 73 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 19 | 17 | 64 | 19 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 19 | 56 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 67 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 26 | 23 | 86 | 26 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 28 | 81 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 24 | 44 | 115 | 24 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Charles Darwin Primary School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Lakenham Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Avenue Junior School 1.5 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Magdalen Gates Primary School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.