Aldborough Primary School
Alby Hill, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7PHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Aldborough Primary School is a primary school in Norwich for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 453 schools in Norfolk. It ranks 17th of 103 primary schools in Norwich. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in February 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 February 2025, report published 5 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 February 2025
Pupils at Aldborough are proud to be part of their school community. They are members of a 'family' where everyone looks after each other. Pupils are confident and happy. Parents and carers are highly positive about the level of care and support their children receive. Pupils benefit from a new curriculum that is ambitious and well designed. The curriculum builds pupils' knowledge progressively. There are opportunities for pupils to revisit and revise core content to help them remember it. Pupils are guided to success through well- structured learning activities. They take pride in their work and enjoy sharing their learning across a range of subjects. Pupils achieve well. The newly developed curriculum has raised expectations further. The curriculum in the early years prepares children well for their later learning. Pupils learn about the school's values as soon as they start school. These values encourage pupils to be individuals and to take pride in their learning. Strong relationships between staff, pupils and parents support pupils to behave well in lessons and around the school. A culture of respect, inclusion and high expectations ensures that pupils are safe and valued.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects where the curriculum is newer, pupils have gaps in their knowledge as a legacy of weaker learning in the past. This makes it hard for pupils to build new knowledge securely. The school should ensure that staff use effective strategies to identify and address missed learning so that pupils achieve all that they should in these subjects.
- The writing curriculum does not successfully support some pupils to apply their grammar and spelling knowledge in their writing. They do not have sufficient opportunities to use what they have learned. The school should provide more opportunities for pupils to practise and apply their writing knowledge.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
17 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
126 pupils on roll, with places for 153
Schools near Aldborough Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard | Not published |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 58% met the expected standard |
| Gresham Village School and Nursery | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 60% met the expected standard |
| Colby Primary School | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 75% met the expected standard |
| Antingham and Southrepps Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Trust
- Co-op The Aylsham Cluster Trust
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Bearman
- Phone
- 01263761264
- Address
- Alby Hill, Aldborough, Norwich, NR11 7PH
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- URN
- 120777
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.