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The Clare School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–19 · Foundation special school
South Park Avenue, Norwich NR4 7AU · clareschool.co.uk · 01603 454199
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2016/17
- 0.6
- average Attainment 8 score
- Pupils
- 131
- 11 over 120 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.6%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Trust Norfolk-SEN
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2016/17 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.6, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Other education | 100 | +16.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for The Clare School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 13
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 54% who raised concerns
based on the 8% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (100%) with SEND