Barford Primary SchoolThe Bawburgh School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Norwich.

Summary of the comparison

Barford Primary School and The Bawburgh School are primary schools in Norwich.

  • Barford Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and The Bawburgh School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). The Bawburgh School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barford Primary School was judged the expected standard and The Bawburgh School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Barford Primary School and 86.0% for The Bawburgh School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Barford Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at The Bawburgh School (73.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barford Primary School versus The Bawburgh School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorwichBarford Primary SchoolNorwichThe Bawburgh SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking134th of 333 in Norfolk 33rd of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll98 100
Capacity110 105
LocationNorwich, NR9 4AB Norwich, NR9 3LR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 86.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 111.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census98 100
Free school meals (ever 6)15.3% 15.0%
English as an additional language10.2% 13.0%
SEN support16.3% 22.0%
SEN with an EHC plan7.1% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% 3.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.4% 2.2% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Barford Primary School

The Bawburgh School

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