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Magdalen Gates Primary School

Community school · Norwich · NR3 1NG

Ages 4–11 · 194 pupils · Norfolk

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

30%

Overall absence

6.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-10

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)30%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.9%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.1%
Enrolments in measure
189

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill92%

194 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
194
Boys / girls
87 / 107
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
194 / 210 (92%)
Free school meals
25%
FSM pupils
48
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Dhinasha Balachandre

Location

Address
Bull Close Road
Postcode
NR3 1NG
Town
Norwich
County
Norfolk
Local authority
Norfolk
District
Norwich
Constituency
Norwich North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Norwich, Norfolk, 194 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 25%.

Open schools in Norwich
192
Primary schools in Norwich
142
Academies among open schools in Norwich
46% (88)
Open schools in NR3
11
Primary in NR3
8
Open schools in Norfolk LA
464
Primary in Norfolk LA
344

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in NorwichNear NR3

  • George White Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR3 4RG · Norfolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM38.5%

    0.3 miles away

  • Angel Road Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Norwich · NR3 3HR · Norfolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM36.5%

    0.3 miles away

  • Angel Road Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR3 3HR · Norfolk

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM27.3%

    0.4 miles away

  • Charles Darwin Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Free schools · Primary

    Norwich · NR1 1DJ · Norfolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM21.5%

    0.8 miles away

  • Lionwood Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR1 4HT · Norfolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM36.4%

    0.9 miles away

  • Nelson Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Norwich · NR2 4EH · Norfolk

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM43.8%

    1.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Dhinasha Balachandre
Telephone
01603622675
Website
www.magdalengates.norfolk.sch.uk/

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