Chapel Break Infant SchoolCostessey Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Norwich.
Summary of the comparison
Chapel Break Infant School and Costessey Primary School are primary schools in Norwich.
Chapel Break Infant School scores 83 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Costessey Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Chapel Break Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Chapel Break Infant School was judged Outstanding and Costessey Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Costessey Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NorwichChapel Break Infant School | NorwichCostessey Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B83/100Stronger figure | C59/100 | |
| Local ranking | 264th of 330 in Norfolk | 74th of 330 in Norfolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 159 | 559 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 630 | |
| Location | Norwich, NR5 9LU | Norwich, NR5 0RR | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 55.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 9.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 157 | 581 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 19.1% | 28.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 40.1% | 9.6% | |
| SEN support | 19.1% | 12.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.6% | 1.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% | 4.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 17.5% | 10.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
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.
Chapel Break Infant School
Costessey Primary School
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