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Bluebell Primary School

Norwich, NR4 7DSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
39%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
14 1st-choice / 14 places
Ranking
#12,599
of 13,686 nationally

About Bluebell Primary School

Bluebell Primary School is a state primary in Norwich, part of the Norfolk local authority, and it sits at 18th out of 22 schools in the city when ranked by KS2 performance. That puts it in the bottom half of Norwich primaries, and nationally it falls within the bottom 10% of all primary schools. Among its local peers, the top-performing schools in the area include Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy and Surlingham Primary School, both of which achieved a perfect ranking score of 100, and Stalham Academy with a score of 89. Bluebell’s own ranking score of 39 reflects a school that is working to improve its academic standing. The school is led by headteacher Helen Plowman and has a capacity of 210 pupils, with 208 currently enrolled. It is a mixed, non-religious school with nursery provision, and it does not have a sixth form. Its most recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 rated it Good overall, a notable improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2014.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLovelace Road, Norwich, Norwich, NR4 7DS
HeadteacherHelen Plowman
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils208
Free School Meals (FSM)52.3%
School Capacity208 / 210 (99% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Jan 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Jan 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 26 May 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
ICT SuitePlaying FieldsLibrarySensory RoomMusic RoomsArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

NetballFootballCross CountryDanceAthleticsSwimming

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubBook ClubArt ClubChessChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

Resourced Provision
Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning DifficultyResourced ProvisionOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Bluebell Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.