Lakenham Primary School
City Road, Norwich, NR1 2HL
419 pupils · 100% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- The Norwich Co-operative Learning Trust
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 32%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 May 2024, published 1 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 45% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 56 | 104 | 57 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 50 | 50 | 88 | 50 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 47 | 45 | 75 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 41 | 70 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 48 | 47 | 90 | 48 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 50 | 90 | 53 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 52 | 49 | 87 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 51 | 106 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- The Free School Norwich 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Charles Darwin Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Trowse Primary School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Tuckswood Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.