Bluebell Primary School
Lovelace Road, Norwich, NR4 7DS
201 pupils · 96% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 53.5%
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 29 January 2025, published 9 March 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 | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 19 | 40 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 14 | 33 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 17 | 40 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 17 | 17 | 33 | 17 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 28 | 59 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 21 | 43 | 22 |
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
- Colman Junior School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- West Earlham Junior School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- West Earlham Infant and Nursery School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Colman Infant School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Henderson Green Primary Academy 1.3 km · Requires improvement (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.