St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy

About St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy

St Norbert's Catholic Voluntary Academy in North Lincolnshire holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The school’s most informative exam metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard, where 67% of pupils met the benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. This places the school above the North Lincolnshire local authority average of 62%, a solid performance for a small primary. In the local authority rankings, St Norbert’s sits 19th out of 51 primary schools, putting it in the top 40% nationally. The school’s maths average score of 108 and reading average score of 108 are both above the national average of 100, and 42% of pupils achieved the higher standard in maths. While progress scores are not available in the data, the attainment figures suggest pupils are performing well against national expectations.

The Ofsted inspection in February 2024 was an ungraded visit, confirming the school continues to be Good. The previous graded inspection in 2015 also rated overall effectiveness as Good, with leadership and management, early years provision, and behaviour all judged Good. The school’s exam results show a mixed picture: while 67% reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, the proportion achieving the higher standard in reading was 33%, in maths 42%, and in writing just 8%. This suggests the school is particularly strong at moving pupils to the expected level in maths and reading, but less so at pushing them to the highest tier in writing. With only 110 pupils on roll and a capacity of 100, the school is oversubscribed, receiving 21 applications for 11 places in 2025/26, with all 11 first-preference offers accepted.

The school offers a range of facilities including a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, art studios, a library, a sensory room, an outdoor playground, an ICT suite, and a chapel. Sports provision includes rounders, swimming, cricket, dance, and athletics, while clubs cover drama, choir, coding, film club, chess, and book club. For SEND, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, and hearing impairment. With nursery provision on site and a Roman Catholic character, St Norbert’s is likely to suit families seeking a faith-based primary with strong core attainment, particularly in maths and reading, and a small, oversubscribed setting where places are competitive. The 16.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals is slightly above the national average, indicating a reasonably diverse intake.

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