St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey
About St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey sits within the Norfolk local authority, where it ranks 145th out of 344 primary schools of the same type. That places it in the bottom half of the LA, though it's worth noting the area has 21 schools rated Outstanding. Among its top-performing local peers are 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. The school itself is a state-funded Roman Catholic primary for mixed pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It has a capacity of 345 and currently houses 315 pupils, with 8. 9 per cent eligible for free school meals. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025, the school was rated Good across every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — a consistent improvement from its previous Good rating in 2012.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 20 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
24 Jun 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 9 Sept 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
08:00-08:45
Source: st-augustines.norfolk.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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