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The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Canterbury Way, Thetford IP24 1EB · bishop.norfolk.sch.uk · 01842 754902
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 27%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 330
- 77% of 430 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 61.3%
- First language not English
- 29.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 33 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 33 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 31 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 33 | 29 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 27% 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%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼27% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼100 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135627)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy on 4 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135627), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective - May 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2014Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135627)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 15
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 67% who had a child bullied