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St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Westend, Old Costessey, Norwich NR8 5AG · st-augustines.norfolk.sch.uk · 01603 743317

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
56%
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
315
91% of 345 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
8.5%
First language not English
46.7%
School census 2025/26
Trust
St John the Baptist Catholic Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 39 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 39 (Places 41)39September 2023: 33 (Places 34)33September 2024: 33 (Places 34)33September 2025: 45 (Places 45)45September 2026: 36 (Places 39)36Places 39
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202639360.9100%
September 2025Sept 202545451100%
September 2024Sept 202434331100%
September 2023Sept 202334331100%
September 2022Sept 202241391100%

Results

In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 69% (England 53%)69%2016/17: 84% (England 61%)84%2017/18: 77% (England 64%)77%2018/19: 80% (England 65%)80%2022/23: 48% (England 60%)48%2023/24: 52% (England 61%)52%2024/25: 56% (England 62%)56%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼56%62%
●9%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●105105
●104105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121130)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
24 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2024

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2024Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jun 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
95%
Replies
20
6% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲100% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼80% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼75% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲85% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲82% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲63% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

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