Charles Darwin Primary School
81 Rose Lane, Norwich, NR1 1DJ
465 pupils · 111% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 21.5%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2025) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
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 30 April 2025, published 8 June 2025. 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 | 81% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 21% |
“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 — 1.02 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 59 | 139 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 57 | 140 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 59 | 122 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 55 | 104 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 68 | 111 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 67 | 115 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 43 | 43 | 93 | 43 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 52 | 89 | 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
- The Free School Norwich 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lionwood Infant and Nursery School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lionwood Junior School 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Magdalen Gates Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lakenham Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
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.