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Catholic schools in Norfolk

All 7 Catholic schools in Norfolk.

7 schools in Norfolk

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  1. Notre Dame High School, Norwich

    Norwich, NR1 3PB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Norfolk catholic schools average.

    265 first choices, 205 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1657.0

    Norfolk catholic schools 57.0England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.5%Norfolk catholic schools 5.2%
    Pupils
    1,613
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school Notre Dame High School, Norwich
  2. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

    Norwich, NR2 3QB · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results above the Norfolk catholic schools average, low absence.

    76 first choices, 59 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Norfolk catholic schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.7%Norfolk catholic schools 5.2%
    Pupils
    424
    Pupils per teacher
    21.7
    View school St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
  3. St Martha's Catholic Primary School

    King's Lynn, PE30 4AY · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results above the Norfolk catholic schools average.

    56 first choices, 57 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Norfolk catholic schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.8%Norfolk catholic schools 5.2%
    Pupils
    399
    Pupils per teacher
    19.7
    View school St Martha's Catholic Primary School
  4. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey

    Norwich, NR8 5AG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Norfolk catholic schools average.

    36 first choices, 39 offers made

    Met the standard at 1156%

    Norfolk catholic schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Norfolk catholic schools 5.2%
    Pupils
    315
    Pupils per teacher
    21.7
    View school St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey
  5. St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School

    Great Yarmouth, NR31 6QY · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Norfolk catholic schools average.

    19 first choices, 19 offers made

    Met the standard at 1157%

    Norfolk catholic schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.9%Norfolk catholic schools 5.2%
    Pupils
    200
    Pupils per teacher
    18.6
    View school St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
  6. Swaffham Meadow Primary School

    Swaffham, PE37 7HL · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Inadequate
    • Catholic

    Results well below the Norfolk catholic schools average, high absence.

    3 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 110%

    Norfolk catholic schools 57%England 62%

    Days missed
    10.8%Norfolk catholic schools 5.2%
    Pupils
    61
    Pupils per teacher
    15.3
    View school Swaffham Meadow Primary School
The big picture

How Norfolk's Catholic schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Norfolk 57%England 62%Swaffham Meadow Primary School: 0%St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey: 56%St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School: 57%St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School: 65%St Martha's Catholic Primary School: 65%0%25%50%75%100%
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Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Norfolk average 5.7%St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School: 3.7%St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey: 4.7%St Martha's Catholic Primary School: 4.8%St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School: 4.9%Notre Dame High School, Norwich: 5.5%Swaffham Meadow Primary School: 10.8%0%4%8%12%16%
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Ofsted grades in Norfolk

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 2 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 5
  • Good: 4 of 5
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 5
  • Inadequate: 1 of 5
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Norfolk

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    130 of the 7 Catholic schools in Norfolk have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Norfolk, explained

There are 7 Catholic schools in Norfolk, teaching 3,126 children. 0 are run by the council and 6 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

80% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

57.2% of pupils in Norfolk catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 65%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

11.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,876 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 11.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See Catholic schools near me, or everything in Norfolk.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Norfolk?
There are 7 Catholic schools in Norfolk, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Norfolk?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Norfolk on Eduscope are Notre Dame High School, Norwich, St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School and St Martha's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Norfolk ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Norfolk Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Norfolk is 19:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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