Thurton Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding

Ashby Road, Thurton, Norwich, NR14 6ATOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Thurton Primary School is a primary school in Norwich for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 453 schools in Norfolk. It ranks 66th of 103 primary schools in Norwich. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025, report published 8 June 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership and management: Good
Early years provision: Outstanding
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

15 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths40%

40%, 22 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%

0%, 8 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score104

104, 2 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score101

101, 4 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

110 pupils on roll, with places for 105

Eligible for free school meals5.5%

5.5%, 21 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language0%

0%, 21.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support12.7%

12.7%, 2.1 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan4.5%

4.5%, 1.5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Thurton Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Seething and Mundham Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	56% met the expected standard
Rockland St Mary Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted: Good	Not published
Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Outstanding	88% met the expected standard
Loddon Infant and Nursery School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Good	Not published
Loddon Junior School	2 miles	Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good	Not published

School details

School type: Voluntary controlled school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Mr Jonathan Barber
Phone: 01508480335
Website: thurton.norfolk.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Ashby Road, Thurton, Norwich, NR14 6AT
Local authority: Norfolk
URN: 121063

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.